Gardening in California 



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Campanulas, Columbines, Japanese Anemones and other hardy, 

 perennial flowering-plants in well-prepared, fairly-rich soil. 

 Plant out also Gladiolas and other hardy bulbous roots (includ- 

 ing Begonias and Caladium esculentum), mulching among the 

 plants with a light sprinkling of well-rotted manure. 



This month is the most favorable for giving the Rockery a 

 little overhauling in the way of arranging such plants as Sedums 

 and Mesembryanthemums. The especially strong-growing vari- 

 eties will generally be found to have outgrown the space allowed 

 them and should be dug out and replaced by small plants or 

 cuttings, cuttings generally being preferred as it takes only a 

 few weeks for them to root and to begin to bloom again. Cras- 

 sulas, Cactus, Echeverias, Aloes, Auriculas, etc., should be ex- 

 amined, and, where necessary, should receive a top dressing of rich 

 light soil to encourage fresh growth; those having tall flower- 

 stems should be neatly staked- in order to support their heavy 

 flower-heads in stormy weather. Arabis, Saxifragia, and other 

 Spring-flowering rock-plants should have the ground about them 

 examined and the surface top-dressed, and, as soon as the bloom- 

 ing season is over, their flower-stems cut off, while, when neces- 

 sary, the plants should be severely cut back to encourage fresh, 

 vigorous flowering-growth for the following season. 



When space is available, sow varieties of wildflowers. In 

 any out of the way spot not used for any special purpose, have 

 the ground spaded and sown with seeds of the different strong- 

 growing species such as Lupinus bicolor, Collinsia bicolor, 

 Eschscholtzia, etc., also Shirley and Iceland Poppies, Fox-Gloves, 

 the common sweet Mignonette, and Nasturtium both climbing 

 and dwarf, not forgetting the free-spreading sweet Allysum as 

 it will continue flowering late in the Autumn when most of the 

 others are past. 



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