Gardening in California 



IBERIS (Candytuft). 



This old favorite is of easy culture and not particular as to 

 soil. Of course, it shows finer flowers and remains longer in 

 bloom when given good rich soil than when a poor soil is used. 

 The annual sorts are raised from seeds sown either in September 

 or October, or in February or March. The seeds should be sown 

 where they are to flower, and covered to the depth of an eighth 

 of an inch, the seedlings, when two inches high, being thinned out 

 to six inches apart each way. The perennial species, in addition 

 to being propagated by seeds, may be increased by cuttings placed 

 in a cold frame in October or November or by division of the 

 roots in February or March. 



IMPATIENS. 



This genus includes the well-known Balsam and the free- 

 flowering Impatiens Sultani from Zanzibar. 



The Balsam delights in a rich light soil and a warm sheltered 

 situation away from cold winds and fog. Being an annual, it is 

 raised only from seeds. The seeds should be sown in a hotbed 

 or warm greenhouse and covered very lightly with finely-sifted 

 sandy leaf -mold, March being a good month for the planting of 

 the seeds which germinate in a few days. The seedlings should be 

 pricked out, as soon as they are large enough to be handled, and 

 planted three inches apart in pans or boxes; as soon as they fill 

 the space in the boxes, they should be planted out where they 

 are to bloom, or given more root-room so that their growth may 

 not receive any check, otherwise their stems will become stunted 

 and the flowers small and colorless. After planting them out of 

 doors, give them a good watering and mulch them with well- 

 decayed manure, giving them copious waterings at least twice 

 a week. 



Impatiens Sultani, being a perennial, in addition to being 

 easily raised from seeds may be increased by cuttings, taken, in 



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