Trees and Shrubs 



cuttings, placed in the open ground in sandy soil in October or as 

 soon as they shed their leaves. 



STERCULIA. 



A genus of evergreen trees or shrubs comprising about sixty 

 species, mostly natives of Australia, Asia and South America. 

 They form stately trees of rather formal habit of stem and head, 

 well adapted, under suitable conditions, for making good street 

 trees. The best species for California are Sterculia acerifolia 

 (the Australian Flame tree), Sterculia diversifolia (from Vic- 

 toria) and Sterculia platanifolia (a native of China). All are 

 fairly vigorous and prefer a warm sheltered situation. 



Propagate by cuttings of well-ripened wood placed, in Sep- 

 tember, in a cool frame and shaded during hot sunshine until 

 rooted or by seeds sown in Spring. Cover the seeds to the depth 

 of one-eighth of an inch. 



STREPTOSOLEN. 



The Streptosolen is one of 

 the finest of our trailing or 

 creeping shrubs and is admir- 

 ably adapted for covering slopes, 

 for hanging over walls or for 

 carpeting the ground among tall 

 shrubs, its tubular orange-col- 

 ored flowers being very at- 

 tractive. 



Propagation of the Strepto- 

 solen is effected by cuttings 

 placed in a cold frame, during 

 October, in sandy leaf-mold. 

 Late in the following Spring, or 

 as soon as the cuttings are well rooted, they should be planted in 

 pots or in the open border. 



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Streptosolen. 



