Through oral history the reader enters Marin's world: "The fragrances of the Coastal Miwok world came from buckeye flowers, California bay leaves and bark, ground iris, California rose, angelica, marsh mint, wallflower, and sages such as
pitcher sage, mugwort, and California sage brush.
On a more usual scale grow shooting stars (one of the best displays of this February flower in all California), rattleweed, wallflowers, larkspurs, crimson pitcher sage, popcorn flower, Indian warrior, and blue-eyed grass.
Plentiful spring bloomers include arroyo lupine, California peony, ground pink, Catalina mariposa lily (Calochortus catalinae), shooting stars, blue larkspur, crimson pitcher sage, paintbrush, chaparral currant, rein orchid, toadflax, and penstemon, as well as caterpillar, fernleaf, and Parry's phacelias.