Gardening in California 



Digitalis. 



DIGITALIS (Fox-glove). 



A genus of about twenty species 

 of hardy perennial or biennial flower- 

 ing plants of stately habit, bearing 

 racemes of funnel-shaped flowers. 

 They thrive in any soil or situation 

 but prefer a shaded spot under the 

 limbs of trees or among tall-growing 

 shrubs where they give a fine effect 

 in early Summer. 



Propagate by seeds sown out of 

 doors, in June, and covered very 

 lightly. After the first rains in the 

 Autumn, plant out the seedlings 

 about a foot apart. 



DORONICUM. 



This old favorite herbaceous 

 plant should be more commonly 

 seen in our gardens than it is. Its 

 Marguerite-like yellow flowers, 

 growing on tall stately stems, make 

 it an excellent cut flower for filling 

 vases and decorating rooms in early 

 Spring. It is of easy culture in any 

 garden soil. 



Propagate by division of the 

 roots during December or January. 



Doronicum. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy). 



This beautiful native wildflower, the glory of our fields and 

 hillsides, requires no description. Any garden soil suits it, the 



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