Gardening in Californi 



Vallota purpurea and Imantophyllum miniatum will be 

 found to do excellently if given a warm sheltered situation and a 

 rich loamy soil. Plant the Vallota bulbs six inches apart and the 

 Imantophyllums twelve inches apart, one-half of the bulb being 

 above ground. 



Propagate by dividing the bulbs and planting them in March, 

 or by seeds collected as soon as ripe in the Fall and sown in a 

 warm, sheltered border or cold frame in early Spring; cover the 

 seeds to the depth of about a quarter of an inch. 



CALOCHORTUS (Mariposa Lily). 



Handsome native bulbous plants with showy flowers and 

 erect flower-stems. There are about twenty varieties, all of 

 which are very beautiful. They require a good strong loam of 

 considerable depth to grow well. Pasture fields are the native 

 homes of the Mariposa Lilies. 



Propagate by seeds sown, in early Spring, in light loam, cover- 

 ing the seeds to the depth of one-eighth of an inch, or by division 

 of the bulbs which should be taken up as soon as the leaves turn 

 yellow and the bulbs are in a dormant state. Keep the bulbs 

 in a cool dry position covered by light loam or sand to prevent 

 them shrinking, as leaving 'them all Winter in paper bags or in 

 dry sheds seems to dry them too much and to weaken their 

 growth the following year. Plant them immediately after the 

 first Fall rains, from six to twelve inches apart and from two to 

 three inches deep. Select a spot away from artificial irrigation. 

 On no account disturb the bulbs and they will give improved 

 flowers year by year. 



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