Gardening in California 



Propagate by seeds sown one quarter of an inch deep in the 

 open ground in early Spring; leave them in the seed-bed one 

 year and then transplant them to nursery rows where they should 

 remain until large enough to be planted out. 



LAGERSTROEMERIA (Crepe Myrtle). 



A strong-growing free-flowering deciduous shrub producing 

 an abundance of soft- fringed flowers during the Summer months. 

 The Crepe Myrtle delights in a light rich soil and a warm 

 sunny situation, the climate of San Francisco being too cold for 

 this most beautiful shrub, so it is not advisable to plant it in 

 that neighborhood, but in the interior of the State and in south- 

 ern counties it should be in every yard. 



Propagate by cuttings in the early Fall; grow them in pots 

 until they are ready to be planted out. 



LANTANA. 



A large genus of evergreen 

 and deciduous shrubs belonging 

 to the Verbena family. Grow- 

 ing freely in any garden soil and 

 of a rambling habit of growth, 

 it is well adapted for forming 

 undergrowth for filling in open 

 spaces between upright grow- 

 ing shrubs or for forming thick- 

 ets under deciduous trees, 



It also is very useful as a 

 covering for steep banks where 

 few plants of a shrubby charac- 

 It requires very little artificial watering. 



Lantana. 



ter are successful. 



Propagate by cuttings in October. 



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