Gardening in California 



apart. Return them to a situation similar to the one from which 

 they were taken; give them a good watering and keep them 

 shaded during strong sunshine for a few days, afterwards gradu- 

 ally exposing them to the open air. Plant them, in March or 

 April, where they are to remain. 



EUGENIA. 



The Eugenias belong to the 

 Myrtle family and are very de- 

 sirable shrubs or small trees, 

 growing to the height of from 

 twenty-five to thirty feet. They 

 have a handsome pyramidal 

 habit of growth, their myrtle- 

 like leaves being tinted with 

 pink in their growing state. 

 They give a very good effect in 

 the shrubbery, and, when cov- 

 ered with their white myrtle-like 

 flowers, or later with their red- 

 dish globular-shaped fruit, make 



handsome ornaments in our grounds. Eugenia myrtifolia and 



Eugenia Smithiana (or Eugenia latifolia as it is sometimes 



named) are the best varieties for this coast. 



Propagate by cuttings placed in sandy soil in a cold frame, 



in October, or by seeds sown in early Spring, also in a cold frame. 



Cover the seeds to the depth of one-sixteenth of an inch. 



Eugenia latifolia. 



EUONYMUS (Spindle 'free). 



A genus of evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs, natives 

 of Europe, Asia, Japan and the United States, with opposite 

 leaves and small inconspicuous flowers. All are hardy in 



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