Gardening in California 



DAPHNE. 



A genus of very ornamental evergreen or deciduous shrubs, 

 their sweet-scented flowers and compact habit of growth making 

 them desirable for planting in our shrubberies. 



They prefer a warm, sheltered situation, away from harsh 

 winds and hot sunshine, and a soft brown soil with perfect 

 drainage. 



Propagate by cuttings placed, in September, in a cool frame 

 and left there until calloused. They should then be placed in 

 a gentle bottom heat when they will soon make root and be 

 ready for potting in three-inch pots; give them root-room as 

 required. 



DATURA (Cornucopia Flower). 



Herbs, shrubs or trees with 

 large entire tongue-shaped 

 leaves, bearing trumpet-shaped 

 flowers sometimes over a foot 

 long. The flowers are of various 

 colors, including white, orange 

 and red. Some varieties are very 

 fragrant, especially at night. 

 They grow well in any good 

 garden soil with ordinary care. 

 The best kinds are Datura 

 sanguinea, Datura arborea, Da- 

 tura suaveolens and Datura 

 carnigera. 



Propagate by cuttings of half-ripe wood placed in sandy 

 soil in a cold frame in October; as soon as they are rooted, plant 

 them in pots, and, in early Spring, plant them in the open ground. 



Datura suaveolens. 



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