Gardening in Californi 



STYRAX. 



The Styrax is one of our most desirable flowering shrubs, hav- 

 ing leaves about three inches in length and graceful white pen- 

 dulous flowers. It becomes a handsome object in the shrubbery 

 and is good for cutting for table or hall decoration in vases. 



Of this genus, Styrax serrulata (a native of Japan) is one of 

 the best for planting in California. 



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

 inch deep in light sandy loam in the open ground. 



When the seedlings are one year old they should be trans- 

 planted, in early Spring, into nursery rows and set about six 

 inches apart. 



SWAINSONIA. 



Swainsonia. 



elegant 



A genus comprising many species of 

 hardy shrubs with rather 

 spreading habit, which, when planted 

 in conjunction with other shrubs hav- 

 ing stout upright branches, form a 

 charming combination. Being all Aus- 

 tralian, they take kindly to our climate 

 and should be seen more often. 



Propagate either by seeds or by cut- 

 tings put in sandy soil in a cool frame 

 any time from July to October. Cover 

 the seeds to the depth of one-sixteenth 

 of an inch. 



SYNCARPIA. 



Syncarpia laurifolia is one of Australia's largest trees, grow- 

 ing in that country to the height of two hundred feet. It has 

 a rather spreading habit of growth and prefers a warm sunny 



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