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that cultivated crops will harmonize and keep pace 

 with the fullness of vegetative life about us. 



SEED SOWING 



Make a sowing of California poppy and other na- 

 tive seeds during this month, doing it at this time 

 will give them a long growing season and the full 

 advantage of the winter rains. 



It is also just the time to sow hardy annuals and 

 perennials for bedding plants. The list of these is : 

 calendula, Canterbury bell, centaurea, cineraria, 

 coreopsis, columbine, dianthus, forget-me-not, fox- 

 glove, larkspur, lobelia, mignonette, pansy, phlox, 

 salpiglossis, scabiosa, snapdragon, stock, and sweet 

 pea. 



BULBS 



October is the best month for plantings of Spanish 

 iris, cyclamen, freesia, and gladiolus in the early 

 flowering varieties, the Bride, Blushing Bride, and 

 Peachblow. Also plant watsonias, lilies, and all 

 those bulbs that are known to gardeners as Dutch 

 bulbs. These are such as anemones, hyacinths, nar- 

 cissi, ranunculi and tulips. 



In planting any of the latter it will be well to 

 drop a little sharp sand in the hole before filling in 

 with soil. This method will often prevent rot in case 

 the soil is kept too wet. A most important factor 

 of success in the growing of bulbous plants is to 

 have soil in a sweet, friable condition. They are 

 fond of plenty of manure. 



Arrange bulb beds so that you can follow with suc- 

 cessive plantings during November and December. 

 Take for example the matter of planting narcissi, 

 or daffodils as they are more commonly called. By 

 making a first planting now, a second in November 

 and a third as late as the fifteenth of December, you 



