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RICHARDIA 



RK'INUS 



1(1 : 



or tli.-r.'alM,iil--aiHl ;iIh.ii|- ;i- 

 now hiis tm.slicis (tf llit^tii, ;ii 

 — anyway, four iiirlirs in dia 

 is inliTi.-si ini^ ami it nia\' 



II- r, ■ II. -ar losiii- Ills win 



eyes, wit^li the ohjori of f^vtt 

 bad been 710 si^^n of natural Wi\isi 

 since; thouKli Mr. Taill.y is still of r 

 |ir0])or mai)i])ulaIion lho\- may I"' iiu' 



irl.los. Mr.Taill.y 

 s lar:.;f as turnips, 



Ilu're 



pinion tloif ity 

 nl h.\- ill vision', 

 we now do potaloi s. lait tin' waainils must lie ^-iv-en 

 time to Ileal over. Tlie roots are kept o\ (U' in a eellar 



at a temperature of 4.5° l'\, or lliereai Is. until April, 



wie-n they will sle.w sii;-ns of startin^■. 'l'lje\- should lie 

 potted then, hut kept ratlic'r drv no III the ro.ils di-vc lop. 

 The pots will he fairly well filled willi i-o.,ls helore 

 nnteli growth shows, and we eau krep tin 10 nn<ler 

 henehes in a eoni Imusi'. or even in Ihe rell.-n'. for two 

 weeks after pnttin:;. \\"llli the roots »oll slarled. Ihey 

 come ahiui; quieklv. cumiim- inio hloom in III-Il; works. 

 A ::ood hri-hl. iutiu-niedi.ale house soils tlieoi l.est. and 

 some li(iuid fertilizer will help tliem wlii.ii the Hovver- 

 stems ap|iear. 'J'he fihioms last a Ioul;- lime, opi tiioi^^ 

 ;.,^reeii ish \ol|ow. tnrniim to ]inre oraliiie-\ elhe\ . and 

 linalU" L;"reioi when .auiuu'. Soials are riinied plenti- 

 fully; and liy these. thouL'h slo« , is yd the siin'sl and 



ijnie 



St ineile 



prop: 



2130, Richardia Africana 

 Little Gem ( ■ ',,1. 



uiost a yr-Lir i 



do nut. lie'-, ■nil.- t li (< r ' 

 o a gh 1 y I'i [K'licd tnitil 

 Anyrtist. r <) t. - li' r o w ii 

 iWaiits arc liericr .stni-pd 

 in iM,t.-. 'j'lip \^linle 

 rnltuia^ ].' eas}' wlim we 



S e e <l s ^ r ]■ ]ii i II a t e 

 (|ui<"-k]\'. Tliosr sown in 

 X (.1 V (• ni 1) !.-■ r r urn r n ]> 

 .sli-(..ii-. hut 11m' |il:intli-ts 

 aiMMJIiliculttohaiHliraiKl 

 lialilrto l;-<) oir whuii vcrv 

 >nun^-. It is lliH safest 



wiiy to li.-t tlicni slay in 

 tlie seed - Ijoxi's, r i |j c n 

 tlieri', and ]'l;int llirni 

 I'artlicr ;i|ia]1 mxt sea- 

 sni). Tills is wiiat we 

 liavf- lici-n (luinir and ^ve 

 cannot ronijihtin of tliL' 

 results. Tailliy lias sown 

 seeds outdoors witli \rvy 

 .Lii'alii'viTiL;- results. Al- 

 I in Diis w;iy. as the rools (or hnllis) 

 <THia]i hox-.^rown seodi in.i^'s. Older 

 reoN Indd ovei' niiid seMJed w-e:,iiier. and. i^lanted (ike 

 j.nTaJMe., hinunied ft'eely :,|| simoner, niakin- line niols; 

 iliev A\'ere -,-(ani wlieii eiit liv Ifosl In Oelober. hut 

 hardly rii-eiiin- vee^l.. '\\> d,>'liiis t;,kes a lnn^^,-r sea- 

 son, and tlnj pkinis must ho started in(t<Mn's. 



T. D. llATriELD. 

 Thr Bir],i<rfli<i h: t.'n I i fori! i 'I . - \n ronsidei-in- the 

 <"'alhi in California, it is neressary to treal it under 

 two ij:eni-rai heads: lii-si, as an ornatnruti; and sei'onil, 

 a-: an article of eninna'ri'e, '"riir^ |Mi]uilar and L;i'nwin^- 

 denuind for ('alia hulh^ ( "r luhers) spe;iks nnu'h tor 

 the plant as an orniuuental. iMany, indeed, are the 

 nses to whieh it. is ].ut. It is, ])erlia|.s. nu'st eonnnonly 

 used as a hejt iihrne; fenee-^. and net iufreiiuently as a 

 hodi;e ller^V( ini two properties; or nearly as otten is 

 fouTuI aloni; <na? side ot a lunise in a lon;^-. narrow l)ed. 

 For ert'erti\"e phndini^' it is nnu'h in denuiinl ler j^i'ou]")- 

 ing around hydraids ami unsi^litly ohjei'is in damp 

 ]>laccs, at watersides; sonietinn-s as a lnuMler aronml a 

 fish orlily pond, oftentinn^s growingin Imnebes ormasses 

 in the water itself; or massed on a slope near wafer; 

 mixed with oilier ti-opiea! vegetation ; or as a border to 

 tropical jungles; and very efVeeiive, Indeed, is it in tin.- 

 lower tiers of lia.-ins around a lai'ge fountain with 

 Myriophylluni Lauijing d<iwn from 1he ])asi' of Ihe 

 Callas. For all of these i>urposes Ihe foliage is of even 

 more importanee than the flowers. As it grows luxu- 

 riantly hero in almost any loealion, it is "\ery siddom 



seen as a p(d-phint eitlier in tlie dwellinii- or on sale at 

 tlie nui-series. j.n tlie most fa\orr<| jilaces only is it en- 

 tirely seeun^ from the frosi, I hmmh the danniije Ljit fi'om 

 thi-; siiiM-ce is. ]io] seri'ais in or ai'oinnl Los Anireles. 

 Tlniuuh ihiing J'alrl\ well in tlie full sun. our stinmier 

 elinial.' is loo di'y lor it to a.itain its greatest iieanty 

 and luxuriatiee .wholly ^vilhout jiroteei ion . and it may 

 theretoT'e oidy he seen in pi-rfei-t ion \\ hen gri'w u in par- 

 tial shade. A good sni>])ly of Mater and nianure is also 

 an ini]iortant factor in its prope]- ile\e|opnient. 



The siudhe is suhjert to many varmtunis in I'Mrm. hotli 

 in si/a- ara.l shape, smne heing hmg, raiher ]iai')-o\v, ami 

 ](ointed. t.^nding in a decided!}' reenr\'i.'d awn. while oih- 

 ers are nearly cirenlar, with the sharp poinr almost want- 

 ing an<l standing upright the same as the halam't- uf 

 s[)a1lie. li: frequent ly liappens that the spatlie is douhle 

 and e\'en triple, sonii.dinu-s in its entirety Imt oftiui oid\- 

 partially so. In the latter case it oft<'n assumes some 

 verv si range forms. The s]>adix is not so variable ami 

 seldom ih-pai-ts from tlie tvpe. tlnaigh ;.in oci.-asjonal 

 douhle or almormal s).adix is found. ( )tlier siM-ries or 

 vai'ieties Than ./.'. Ah'iriniii are found, hut sjiarselv in 

 Calif-n-nia i^ardens. 1ln^ most eonmion mies heing the 

 spotreddeas'ed iQid thed\\arf f(irni known as th.' Little 

 Com. 



(Jommereially, the growing of the hulhs for easier]! 

 and foreign nuirkeis is a sure sonrcf- of revenue, and is 

 earrie.l on ex1ensi\etv rhrongheitt s(ailhern California. 

 'J'he local market for' the so-called liow^u's is .,f course 

 liniiti'd, hut if gj'nwn in a practhadly fi'-istless belt, the 

 blooms >vill nioi'e than i^v for llie cnluvation of the 

 winter tiehi. as in Unit sea.son of the year tlowers of all 

 kinds are scan-e. The a\"erauf^ retail prii.-e for good 

 hlnoms in niidwdnter is oi) cents jier dozen; tin.- Avlmle- 

 sale lu-ice about $1 |)er 100. l-Iulbs at retail cost aheut 

 ouedialf. or even less, wliat tlie\ <lo in tlie East, (fur 

 commercial growers i^et at present {January. I'.lOl). ^:i^,3 

 to :$(;o i^er IJKKl, according to size, tin- market calling 

 for tuhers 1' . to.';', inches in diameter. Larger sizes 

 are ipudcd as " i ancy " and couiniaml exl ra ]U"i<a-s, 

 Though the)' can h(* grown in idmost auN' soil \Nith soim:-- 

 success, a U-<-ij, <-ool, blackish lo:iin is li'est, and tin-v do 

 md thrive in a liot. gra\elly ,,r sP>ny s(,i|. The lands 

 near the coast, whiu'e swept by the cooling sea breeze, 

 ai-e i)roilmdive <if th(.' best i-esolts, heili in bloom and 

 tul.M-r. ]jand containing- ^ufiicieni alkali to prevent the 

 grawtli of Tuany comuiMn cn-ps will produce good 

 < 'alias if other requirements are lu'esent. In held plant- 

 ing it is much bet tin' to jiut in small lailhs ahout 4 imdies 

 apart than tn sow the elVsets prnniiv(-ia>usly in the laiw; 

 when the sets are thus sown, tln-v should In- taken 

 n|i the following >'ear and the small bulks i)ro]ierly 

 plant ed. ( )ii,-els sown as aho\e an<i left 4-(i years (tin- 

 usual tiiiK- for a geoil crop) Inne ne\ ar ])i-oduced satis- 

 factory resulis. No pest seiioiisly attacks f.iliage or 

 bloom. b!it in ili'y > ears UMire espeeially, the cnnnnou 

 sow-hng (.-■al s into tlie tli h(n's very seri' III sl\" ami recei\"cs 

 considerable assistance J'rom milli]iedes". lioili ihese 

 p(-sts ai^e quit-;' a nuisance io the (.kdifornia mirsei'vnian 

 and gardener. The niuch-pliotographed "Acres of (.''alias 

 in Bloom," so familiar to visitors and nnicli used to 

 illustrate articles .ni ( 'ali fojaiia. fanr-y stationery, etc., 

 was grown by ('a]<t. ?iL E. Walker, uf Los Angeles, to 

 whom Ihe widter is indehted for nuniy of the leading 

 fads in this article regaivling the 

 mdture of the Calla for tlie gene^ 

 ral market. 



Ernest Brai'xtox. 



RICINTJS (Latin nanus fT''>ii' 

 tire r(.'senibl;u)ce <d" the s<-eds to 

 certain insects). Kn pjiorh'n)'-' n . 

 Herbaceous or b(.-coming tree- 

 like in the tro]"iics, glal)rous: ]\'s, 

 hirge, altermite. pi-Kate, ytalmate- 

 ly "T- to niany-lobed, the lobi-s 

 serrate, niono-cious : tls. without 

 petals or disk, in terminal ami aji- 

 jiarenl ly lateral racenu's, large 

 for the" ordi'r: the upp^n- short- Fruit of Castor Bean, 

 pe.licejled or sessile and stami- showine the seeds 

 nate; calyx ri-fi-i^arted, valval e; inside. 

 stamens many, erect in the bud- Natural size. 



2131. 



