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cyclamen, "shooting stars," or "Persian violets," as 

 they are variously called. Except for a short season 

 during the heated spell they bloom more continu- 

 ously than other bulbous plants. 



The freesia is a good dwarf bulb doing well in 

 clumps or borders. It is a good plan to dig them 

 after they have ripened, six weeks or two months 

 after last rain, and plant out again in September or 

 October. Care should be taken to see that you get 

 pure whites rather than the gray, washy whites. 



A most interesting and satisfactory group of 

 plants are the day lilies, hemerocallis, and splendidly 

 do they thrive in California; indeed no garden of 

 any pretentions is complete without them. Few 

 plants we grow have such a long blooming season, 

 and none in the family are more easily grown. It 

 is regrettable that the range of color is not greater, 

 running from a pale yellow to a deep bronze-orange. 



Tritonias, or montbretias, are good summer flow- 

 ering bulbs and very effective when arranged in 

 clumps of six or eight bulbs a few inches apart or 

 planted in large masses. When they get too thick, 

 which is generally about every third year, the bulbs 

 should be thinned out, as they do not flower so well 

 when crowded. They come in all shades from pale 

 yellow to crimson. 



Every year adds to the list many devotees of the 

 tuberous begonia. This section of begonias should 

 really be called the flowering begonias for the reasoi? 

 that the flowers surpass in size any other section of 

 the family. They come in every color and shade 

 except the blues and are in many forms, single, 

 semi-double and double. 



The canna is another very satisfactory plant and 

 with good cultivation and thinning out it can be 

 left in the ground. Clumps should be divided and 



