Gardening in Californi 



GENISTA. 



A large genus of free-flowering shrubs of compact, bushy 

 habit, having flowers pea-shaped and mostly yellow in color, 

 growing freely in any garden soil, (preferably light and sandy) 

 and requiring no artificial irrigation after the first year. 



Propagate by seeds sown, in Spring, one-quarter of an inch 

 deep in the open ground, or in boxes in cold frame; when the 

 seedlings are from four to six inches high, prick them out in 

 boxes or in the open ground. Plant them in permanent quarters 

 when they are from twelve to eighteen inches high; water them 

 during the first year after planting. All are worthy a place in 

 the pleasure-ground. 



GINKGO (Maidenhair 'free'). 



The Maidenhair tree is a native of North China and is named 

 Maidenhair tree from the form of its leaflets, these being shaped 

 like the leaflets of the Adiantum fern. It has an upright open 

 habit and has a distinctly handsome appearance in any land- 

 scape while it also makes a good street tree. 



There are several handsome varieties including the deeply- 

 cut leaved Ginkgo biloba laciniata and a weeping form, Ginkgo 

 biloba pendula. 



Propagate by seeds sown, as soon as ripe, one-quarter of an 

 inch deep in the open ground. Plant them in permanent site, 

 when they are from six to ten feet high, in good deep well-drained 

 soil. 



GLEDITCHIA (Honey Locust). 



A handsome spreading tree with pinnate and tripinnate 

 leaves on the same plant, deciduous, light-green in color and of 

 graceful habit, the branches being crowded (especially on the 

 lower limbs) with strong sharp spines. Its seeds are in long 

 fleshy pods about two inches in width by fifteen inches in length, 



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