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Cut-flowers and greenery, continued. 

 Liliuni Huinboldtii. 

 Lily, Bermuda. 

 Lily-of-the- Valley (Conval- 



laria majalis). 

 Maidenhair fern (Adian- 



tuni) . 

 Marguerite (Chrysanthemum 



frutescens). 

 Marigold. African (Tagetea 



erecta). 

 Marigold, French (Tagetes 



patula). 

 Mexican i\-y (Vancouveria 



hexandra). 

 Mignonette (Reseda). 

 Mimulus. 



Myosotis. Forget-me-not. 

 Narcissus. 



Nasturtium (Tropseolum). 

 Nigella. 

 Orchids (Cattleya and 



others). 

 Panicuni atrosanguineum. 

 Panicura plicatum. 

 Pansy. 

 Pentstemon. 



Petunia, double and single. 

 Phlox Drummondii. 

 Phlox grandiflora. 

 Pink (Dianthus). 

 Polygala apopetala. 

 Poppy. 



Russeha juncea var. Le- 



moinei. 

 Russelia sarmentosa (R. niul- 



tiflora). 

 Sal\*ia azurea var. ^rraudi- 

 Sahna, scarlet. [flora. 



Scabiosa. Mourning-Bride. 

 Schizanthus. 

 Scilla. 



Shasta daisy. 

 Smilax. 



Snapdragon (Antirrhinum). 

 Snowflake (Leucojunii. 

 Statice fruticans (S. arborea). 

 Statice Suworowi. 

 Stock. 



Sunflower (Helianthus). 

 Sweet alyssum. 

 Sweet pea. 



Sweet sultan (Centaurea). 

 Tritonia crocosmseflora. 

 Tuberose. 

 Tuhp. 

 \'erbena. 

 Vinca, white with red eyes, 



pure white. 

 Violet. 

 Volutarella muricata (Am,- 



berboa muricata). 

 Water-lily. 

 Woodwardia. 

 Zinnia grandiflora. 



Htrbaceoits hedge plants {some of them shrubby). 



The following plants range from P 2 to 3 to 4 feet 

 high and may be used to give a profusion of color and 

 brightness to a home place; to make low boundary 

 lines between property lines; partially to hide .some 

 disagreeable object; to give a touch of privacy about 

 some garden feature; to plant around a vegetable- 

 garden to make it more attractive; they are very effec- 

 tive treated as t-emporary plant material. 



Achillea santolinoides. 



Artichoke (Cynara Scoly- 

 mus). 



Atriplex Breweri. 



Calceolaria integrifolia. 



Calla lily (Zantedeschia). 



Eriogonum f asciculatum. 



Feverfew (Chrj'santhemum 

 Parthenium). 



Fuchsia arborescens. 



Fuchsia corj*mbi folia. 



Geranium. 



Helichrysum petiolatum 

 (Gnaphaliuni lanatum). 



Heliotrope, Queen Marguer- 

 ite. 



Lantana. Dwarf. 



Lantana Sellowiana. 



Lavandula vera. Lavender. 



Leonotis Leonurus, Lion's- 

 Tail. 



Mahernia verticillata, 

 Honey- Bel Is. 



Malvaviscus mollis. 



Marguerite (Chrysanthe- 

 mum frutescens). 



Pelargonium. 



Rock rose (Cistus). 



Rosemary (Rosmarinus offi- 

 cinalis). 



Sah-ia splendens. 



Santolina Chamaecyi>ari?7sus. 



Streptosolen Jamesonii. 



Teucrium fruticans. 



Valerian, red (Cent ran t hus 

 ruber). 



White valerian (Centranthus 

 ruber var. albus). 



For naturalizing. 



Plants that will grow year after year without much 

 attention, and therefore good to naturalize and leave 

 alone. 



Eriogonum. 



Erythronium californicimi. 



Ferns. 



Freesia refracta var. atlia. 



Iris. 



Micromeria Chamissonis, 



Verba Buena. 

 Mimulus glutinosus. 

 Narcissus. 



Nierembergia ri\'ularis. 

 CEnothera ovata. 

 Pentstemon barbatus var. 



Torreyi. 

 Pentstemon, California Blue- 



Bedder. 

 Saxifraga crassifolia. 



Aquilegia truncata. 

 Aquilegia vulgaris var. nivea. 

 Brodisea. 

 Caiochortus. 

 Camassia Cusickii. 

 Camassia esculenta. 

 Camassia LeichtUnii. 

 Ceratostigma plumbagi- 



noides. 

 Cow parsnip (Heracleum 



lanatum). 

 Cynoglossura grande. 

 Dafi'odiL 



Delphinium nudicaule. 

 Dicentra spectabi'.is. 

 Dwarf bamboo. 



Moist soil, hogSj or edges of water. 



For wet grounds, bogs or near edges of water the fol- 

 lowing have been found to be .successful. 



Achillea Ptarmica, The Pearl. 

 Anemopsis californica, Yerba 

 Mansa. 



Aquilegia eximia (probably 



a form of A. formosa). 

 Boykinia occidentalis.* 



Moist soils, bogs, or edjes of water, continued. 



Calla lily (Zantedeschia). 



Caiochortus nitidus. 



Camassia Cusickii. 



Camassia esculenta. 



Camassia LeichtUnii. 



Cat-tail (Typhalatifolia). 



Cyperus alternifolius. Um- 

 brella Plant. 



Cyperus alternifolius var. 

 gracilis. 



Cyperus Papyrus, Papyrus. 



Cypripediura cahfornicum. 

 Lady's SUpper. A rare bog- 

 plant. 



Dodecatheon Jeffreyi. Shorjt- 

 ing Star. 



Elephant's Ear (Colocasia 

 antiquorum var. esculenta; 

 Caladium esculentum). 



Epipactis Royleana. Banks 

 or in moist soil. 



Gunnera chilensis (G. scabra). 



Hemerocallis aurantiaca. 



Hemerocallis aurantiaca var. 



major. 

 Hemerocallis Thunbergii. 

 Iris laevigata (L Kaempferi). 

 Iris orientalis (I. ochroleuca). 

 •Miscanthus sinensis (Eulalia 



japonica). 

 Miscanthus siaensis var. 



graciUimus. 

 Miscanthus sinensis var. 



variegatus. 

 Miscanthus sinensis var, 



zebrinus. 

 Nierembergia ri\*ulari3. 

 Pampas-grass (Cortaderia 



argentea). 

 Rudbeckia nitida. 

 Sagittaria sagittsefoUa. 

 Tolmiea Menziesii. 

 Tule (Scirpus lacustris var. 



occidentalis). 

 Water-cress (Nasturtium 



officinale). 



Almost continuous bloomers in some parts of California. 



The following plants are almost continuous bloomers; 

 i.e., flowers usually can be had most of the year in 

 most parts of California. 



Alyssum maritimum. Sweet 



Alyssum. 

 Anchusa capensis. 

 Begonia Erfordii. 

 Begonia gracilis. 

 Begonia semperflorens var. 



Vernon. 

 Begonia luminosa (a garden 



form). 

 Bidens ferulaefolia. 

 Canna. 



Carnation, Corbett. 

 Chienostoma hispiduiu. 

 Convolvulus fioridus or Rho- 



dorhiza florida. 

 Convolvulus mauritanicus. 

 Cuphea hyssopifoha. 

 Cuphea ignea. 

 Cuphea Llavea. 

 Cuphea micropetala. 

 Dwarf lantana. 

 Erigeron mucronatus. 

 Erigeron speciosus. 

 Eschscholtzia californica. 

 Fehcia amelloides. 

 Feverfew (Chrj'santhemum 



Parthenium ). 



Geraniums, Ivy-leaved, Chas. 

 Turner, Etincelant, Carlos 

 Uhden, Gringoire, Leop- 

 ard. 



Geranium sanguineuni. 



Gerbera Jamesonii. 



Geum, Mrs. Bradshaw. 



Hehotrope, La Duse. 



Heliotrope, Queen Margue- 

 rite. 



Hemerocallis aurantiaca. 



Hollyhock (Althcea rosea). 



Marguerite (Chrysanthe- 

 numi frutescens*. 



Pelargonium odoratissiraum, 

 Nutmeg Geranium. 



Pennisetum Ruppellii. 



Pentstemon antirrhinoides. 



Pentstemon gloxinioides. 



Petunia hybrida. 



Primula obconica. 



Primula sinensis. 



Saxifraga crassifolia. 



Shasta daisy. 



Snapdragon. 



Statice macrophylla. 



Stokesia cyanea. 



Vinca rosea. 



Rock-gardens in shade. 



A selection from the following will enable one to 

 bring into the garden some of the dainty beauty of 

 wild wood plants: 



Afjuilegia. 

 Asarum caudatum. 

 Boykinia occidentalis. 

 Epimediura. 

 Fuchsia procumbens. 

 Heuchera micrantha. 

 Heuchera pilosissima. 

 Heuchera rubescens. 

 Heuchera sanguinea. 

 Linaria Cymbalaria, Ken- 



ilworth I\'y- 

 Micromeria Chamissonis, 



Yerba Buena. 

 Myosotis, Forget-me^Not. 

 Nierembergia rivularis. 

 OxaUs oregana. 



Phlox subulata. 

 Primula kewensis. 

 Primula malacoides. 

 Primula obconica. 

 Primula sinensis. 

 Sagina subulata. 

 Saxifraga crassifolia. 

 Saxifraga integrifolia. 

 Saxifraga Mertensiana. 

 Saxifraga sarmentosa. 

 Saxifraga umbrosa. 

 Tellima grandiflora. 

 Tiarulla unifoliata. 

 Tolmiea Menziesii. 

 Vancouveria hexandra. 

 Vancouveria parviflora. 



For shady places. 



Many plants that grow freely in the direct rays of the 

 sun in middle California, require shade in southern 

 California and must be protected from the fierce sum- 

 mer heat of the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. 

 Therefore, plant them untler lath-houses or in the 

 shade of trees or on the north side of a house. 



*Boykinia occidenlalis, Torr. & Gray. Calif, to Wash. Erect or 

 declined 1-2 ft.: Ivs. round-cordate, 3-9-lobed: fls. many, the pet- 

 als white. 



Acanthus Caroli-Alexandrffi. 



Acanthus mollis. 



.\canthu3 mollis var. lati- 



folius. 

 Acanthus spinosus. 

 Aconitum, Monkshood. 



Agapanthus umbellatus. 

 Allium neapoUtanum. 

 Alaophila australis. 

 .\lyssum saxatile. 

 .■\moinurn Cardamon, 

 .Anemone japonica. 



