Specimen of Bush sunflower (Eucelia californica), ca.1920 (CHS-5480)

Specimen of Bush sunflower (Eucelia californica), ca.1920
Photograph of a specimen of Bush sunflower (Eucelia californica), ca.1920. About half a dozen stems are shown, the stalks tucked into a vase below. On dark background.; "Description of Encelia californica: Perennial shrub, 3-4 ft. high, good large scale ground cover with 2 inch daisy, Native to Santa Maria to San Diego. Not frost tolerant, will recover from 27 deg. F. but will die to ground, at about 20 deg and you'll lose the plant. Beautiful cut flowers. Plant is short-lived and best if mixed with Ceanothus or Salvias for short-term fill-in with Quercus or Rhus planted for longer term." -- unknown author.
Call number: CHS-5480
Filename: CHS-5480
Subject (file heading): Botany -- Flowers -- Assorted
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Type: images
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Format: glass plate negatives
Microfiche number: 1-82-196
Archival file: chs_Volume99/CHS-5480.tiff
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass plate negative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Project: USC
Accession number: 5480
Repository email: [email protected]
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Date created: circa 1920
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs
Legacy record ID: chs-m17393; USC-1-1-1-14212
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Coverage date: circa 1920
Subject (lcsh): Flowers