IN CALIFORNIA 185 



In no other way may you so surely get a list of plants 

 which will endure to the end. 



SOWING AND PLANTING 



You may still sow antirrhinum, Canterbury bell, 

 centaurea, cosmos, lobelia, pansy and stock. Con- 

 tinue sowing eucalyptus and cypress seeds. 



Great care must be paid to the watering, that 

 beds or boxes do not dry out, and if the sun is very 

 hot they may be shaded by stretching a piece of 

 canvas over a wooden framework and placing this 

 over them, a foot or more from the ground, during 

 the hottest part of the day. Gradually remove this 

 covering until the plants are perfectly strong and 

 stocky. They are then ready for transplanting into 

 flats, boxes or pots. 



Carnation, cosmos, coreopsis, candytuft, cen- 

 taurea, daisy, digitalis, forget-me-not, gaillardia, 

 marigold, phlox, petunia, salpiglossis, scabiosa and 

 violet may still be planted. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 



Those bulbs now in the ripening stage, should be 

 taken up when the tops have died down and placed 

 in boxes of damp sand in a cool place and allowed to 

 cure as the sand dries. Well pulverized earth will 

 do if you have no sand. 



Pelargoniums are now in full bloom. These plants 

 do not require very rich soil and should be kept on 

 the dry side. If kept too wet the foliage will shrivel 

 up, and if given too rich soil they make all foliage 

 and no flowers. The foliage or flowers should never 

 get wet. 



When through watering, do not leave the hose at- 

 tached to the hydrant. Take it off, coil it up and 

 hang on a peg, stub of a tree, limb or something suit- 



