Gardening in California 



not overwatered, however, as they abhor stagnant moisture, too 

 much water causing their foliage to become yellow and the 

 flowers to become weak and short-lived. 



As soon as the flowering season is over and the leaves are 

 ripe, take the roots up, remove the foliage, dry the little bulblets 

 and store them away in boxes filled with dry soil in a cool cellar 

 until planting time arrives which should be in November, In 

 planting, set them out about six inches apart and two inches 

 deep, care being taken to plant them with their crowns uppermost. 



Propagate by dividing the claw-like tubers as soon as ripe, 

 which is generally early in June. They flower the second year. 



RICHARDIA ETHIOPICA (Call a Lily). 



This genus comprises five species of hardy South African 

 Aroides, all having handsome foliage and tall-growing elegant 

 flower-spathes. They are of easy cultivation if given plenty of 

 moisture; a light sandy soil, if well manured, suits them very 

 well, but they also seem to thrive in heavy muck or loam if 

 given plenty of water, or if partially submerged and treated as 

 a semi-aquatic. 



Propagate by offsets or by dividing the roots, in Winter or 

 early Spring; plant about one foot apart, covering the tops one or 

 two inches deep. 



SCILLA (Wood Hyacinth). 



The Scillas are among the most beautiful of our hardy Spring- 

 flowering plants. Some of the species, being natives of Spain 

 and Portugal, are specially adapted for growing here in Cali- 

 fornia. They thrive well in any good garden soil, although soil 

 of a light sandy loam seems to suit them best. In September, 

 plant them six inches deep where wanted to bloom, selecting 



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