Trees and Shrubs 



The weeping varieties are propagated by grafting on the 

 common Ash in early Spring. To get good specimens they should 

 be grafted on strong young saplings at a height of from twelve 

 to twenty feet, thus having plenty of height so that the pendulous 

 limbs may easily be spread out the required arbor width. 



GARDENIA. 



The Gardenia is a genus com- 

 prising many species, most of 

 which are natives of Asia. All 

 are evergreen small shrubs with 

 sweet-scented white or yellow 

 flowers, the single varieties hav- 

 ing funnel-shaped flowers. The 

 double-flowering varieties are, 

 however, the most desirable, 

 some of them being as double 

 as a Camellia and bearing flowers 

 which are four inches in 

 diameter. 



The Gardenias should be 



planted in every garden, however small, as they form compact 

 little bushes while their beautiful fragrant white flowers make 

 a handsome decoration. The climate of Oakland and of the 

 South as far as San Diego suits them admirably. They delight 

 in a warm sheltered situation and plenty of water at the roots 

 during Summer. Gardenia Fortunea and Gardenia radicans 

 major are the varieties best suited to the conditions of California. 

 Any good light loam, if well drained, will suffice them for soil 

 purposes. 



Propagate by cuttings of half-ripe wood placed in a cold 

 frame, in August, in soil composed of half well-decomposed leaf- 

 mold and half silver-sand. After putting in the cuttings, the 

 frame should, for two weeks, be shaded during sunshine. 



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Gardenia. 



