Gardening in Californi 



Cocos. 



Cocos australis, the hardiest of the genus, is worthy of more 

 attention from planters than it'has received in the past and should 

 do well in all of our valley counties. Cocos plumosa, a native of 

 Southern Brazil, does surprisingly well in Southern California 

 from Santa Barbara south, where avenues of them may be seen. 

 They frequently attain a height of forty feet and make grand 

 objects of stately beauty. 



Propagate by seeds planted, in March, one inch deep in a 

 warm greenhouse and grown on in pots until four feet high when 

 they may be planted out of doors, in a situation protected from 

 frosts and harsh winds, until large enough to be planted in their 

 permanent quarters. 



ERYTHEA. 



The Erytheas are natives of this coast and perfectly hardy 

 in all the valley and coast counties, so grow well in any garden 

 soil with ordinary treatment. 



Erythea armata, commonly called the Blue Palm, is of slow 

 growth and very distinct in habit and in the color of its leaves 

 which are of a bluish grey and deeply cut. Erythea edulis is a 

 much quicker grower, having larger leaves of deep green. 



Propagate by seeds sown, in Spring, one inch deep in a warm 

 greenhouse or in a mild hotbed and grown in pots for at least one 

 year when they may be planted in the nursery. 



JUBEA. 



Jubea spectabilis or Wine Palm of Chile is one of our hardiest 

 palms, growing well even in San Francisco. It has much the 

 same habit as the Date Palm family but differs from them in its 

 closer habit and heavier foliage, being an excellent palm for small 

 gardens as it is of slow growth and formal habit and is not par- 

 ticular as to soil. 



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