Gardening in California 



November, about six inches apart and three inches deep, and 

 if, in addition, there is planted a carpet of Pansies, or, better 

 still, of the blue-flowering Arabis, a most charming effect will be 

 produced. After flowering and as soon as the leaves turn yellow, 

 the tubers should be taken up and spread thinly in a shady airy 

 place until they are dry, when the leaves should be taken off the 

 tubers, and the tubers stored, in a cool dry place, in boxes of dry 

 soil until the planting season. 



Anemone fuljens is a perennial species and prefers a moist 

 situation and partial shade, but does well under any ordinary 

 garden treatment. Anemone Japonica makes an admirable 

 border plant, easily grown and propagated by division of the 

 root. For cutting purposes this species and its white variety are 

 invaluable. 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap-dragon}. 



This popular genus contains many species, but Antirrhinum 

 majus is the most popular and useful, its long racemes of many- 

 colored flowers being excellent for filling beds, for decorating the 

 herbaceous borders, or for planting among low-growing shrubs. 

 Their cultivation is easy, as they grow well in any garden soil. 



They are easily propagated either by seeds or cuttings, but 

 the simplest way is by sowing a packet of seeds in early March 

 under glass, covering the seeds to the depth of one-eighth of an 

 inch; prick out the young seedlings, as soon as they are fit to 

 be handled, three inches apart in boxes, placing the boxes in a 

 cold frame and shading for a few days. After they are hardened 

 off, they are ready to be planted in their permanent quarters. 



The seeds may be sown out of doors, in a sheltered spot, in 

 early Fall, and thinned to six inches apart, or transplanted to 

 where they are to remain, and, if a succession of bloom is de- 

 sired, another lot may be sown in April and treated as recom- 

 mended for those sown in Fall. 



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