Trees and Shrubs 



CASSIA. 



This is one of the most com- 

 mon of our California garden 

 shrubs which gives a fine show 

 of pea-shaped yellow flowers in 

 Winter. It has pinnate leaves 

 and grows from six to twelve 

 feet in height. It should be 

 pruned back each Spring so that 

 the plant will keep in shape and 

 make strong shoots. It flowers 

 most freely on the previous 

 year's wood. It thrives in any 

 garden soil and requires no arti- Cassia. 



ficial irrigation if the ground is 

 kept cultivated and clear of weeds. 



There are several varieties of this popular shrub including 

 C. corymbosa, C. Marylandica, C. sophora, etc., all being of 

 easy culture. 



Propagate by seeds sown one-eighth of an inch deep in a cold 

 frame in early Spring; when the young seedlings are three inches 

 high, they should be potted or planted either in boxes or in the 

 open ground. 



CASTANEA (Chestnut). 



The sweet or Spanish Chestnut is a large spreading deciduous 

 tree of good habit and very ornamental. It delights in a shel- 

 tered situation and should have deep, well-drained, sandy loam. 

 Never plant it in a cold clay subsoil. 



Propagate by seeds sown, one inch deep in the open ground 

 between November and February. The following Spring trans- 

 plant the seedlings into nursery rows one foot apart between the 

 plants and two feet between the rows. 



[79] 



