. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. THE CALIFORNIA WILD GARDEN IN EXPOSITION PARK ITS HISTORY AND OBJECTS By Theodore Payne. ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA "California Poppy" Coming to California in 1893, having previously spent five years in the horticultural profession in Englan,d what impressed me perhaps more than anything else was the wonderful native flora of this state. But as the years went by it was with deep regret that I saw the wild flowers so rapidly disappearing from the landscape. I made up my mind then that
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. THE CALIFORNIA WILD GARDEN IN EXPOSITION PARK ITS HISTORY AND OBJECTS By Theodore Payne. ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA "California Poppy" Coming to California in 1893, having previously spent five years in the horticultural profession in Englan,d what impressed me perhaps more than anything else was the wonderful native flora of this state. But as the years went by it was with deep regret that I saw the wild flowers so rapidly disappearing from the landscape. I made up my mind then that if I were ever able to embark in business on my own account, I would try and do something to awaken a greater interest in our native plants and endeavor to persuade people to use them more frequently in planting gardens, parks and public grounds; and also, to conserve those growing in the wild state wherever possible. Thus it was that I came to specialize in the growing of California wild flowers and native plants. For years I had dreamed of planting a California wild garden; a garden in which there should be nothing but plants native to Cali- fornia; a garden planted after nature's own fashion. In the fall of 55. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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