Gardening in Californi 



BOCCONIA. 



A genus of tall, stately, herbaceous, ornamental-leaved plants 

 with terminal panicles of inconspicuous flowers; an excellent 

 plant for giving subtropical effects in conjunction with other 

 large-leaved plants, or as single specimens on the lawn. To grow 

 their handsome cordate leaves to their full size requires a deep, 

 rich soil and abundance of water. 



Propagate by taking up, in early Spring, the young suckers 

 which form about the roots, and planting them in nursery rows 

 until the following season. They are also easily propagated by 

 seeds sown in Spring in a sheltered spot in the open border ; cover 

 the seeds to the depth of one-quarter of an inch. Bocconia cordata 

 (from Japan), Bocconia frutescens (from Mexico) and Bocconia 

 integrifolia (a native of Peru) will be found the best species for 

 growing in this latitude. 



CALANDRINIA. 



A genus of fleshy smooth-stemmed annuals or perennials 

 mostly natives of Australia, Chile and California. Their culti- 

 vation is very simple and they grow freely in any soil or exposure 

 not too much shaded, while they are excellent for covering 

 waste places with color until early Summer. 



Sow the seeds, one-eighth of an inch deep, where they are 

 to remain, as soon as the Fall rains have moistened the soil; 

 should the seeds germinate very thickly, thin out to six inches 

 apart. Unless birds or insects pick up the seeds they will re- 

 seed the ground and come up again the following season. 



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CALENDULA. 



Hardy annuals which may be had in bloom every month of 

 the year by making three sowings, one in January, the next in 



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