BACCHARIS pilularis. Coyote brush. In the form once known as the variety consanguineus, this is a rather brushy shrub of the California chaparral and coastal scrub, growing 4-8' tall. However, lower forms selected near the coast have long been popular for ground cover. In these forms, it is a dense, low mound or mat, with toothed, dark green to greyish green leaves. The flower heads are small but have a pleasant fragrance suggesting a mixture of hay and honey. Assuming one has a “male” plant, the flowers disappear quietly. “Female” plants set vast quantities of seeds which fly with the wind and sprout in all sorts of unexpected places. ‘Twin Peaks #2’ is one of the traditional male selections. It is extremely dense, with leaves which are bright green when young, becoming greyish green with age. ‘Pigeon Point’ is nearly as dense, with very bright green leaves. A recent introduction by Tilden Botanic Garden, with somewhat different uses, is ‘Al's Blue’. This selection grows 3' or more tall and is widely spreading but still quite dense. The foliage is colored a beautiful bluish green. This should be an excellent plant for dressing open banks and slopes and might even be used as a specimen shrub, as it is at Tilden. Sun (though they tolerate light shade), nearly all soils, occasional watering when established. Most have proven hardy to 10^oF or less.