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The Garden Magazine, December, 1923 
('Continued from page preceding) 
NAME 
WHEN TO SOW 
CHARACTER 
TIME OF 
FLOWERING 
HEIGHT 
COLOR 
MONTHS 
FROM 
SEED TO 
BLOOM 
Pansy 
Sept, to Nov. 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
2 in. 
Various 
4 
Pentstemon 
Aug. to Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. to 2 ft. 
Various 
9 
Phlox 
Drummondi 
Mar. to May 
Annual 
Summer 
6 in. 
Pink, Scarlet, 
White 
6 
Petunia 
Mar. and Aug. 
Annual 
f Winter in S. 
J Sum. in N. 
6 in. to 1 ft. 
Pink, White, 
Purple 
5 
Poppy, Oriental, 
Aug. and Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
2 ft. to 3 ft. 
Pink, Scarlet 
9 
Iceland, 
Aug. 
Per. 
Spr. and Sum. 
6 in. 
Yellow 
Shirley 
Mar. to Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Various 
8 
Rehmannia 
Aug. and Sept. 
Per. 
Summer 
15 ft. 
Pink 
3 
8 
angulata 
Rudbeckia 
Sept, to Oct. 
Per. 
Summer 
2 ft. to 3 ft. 
Yellow 
9 
Schizanthus 
Mar. in North 
Oct. in South 
Annual 
( Summer in N. 
? Spring in S. 
1 ft. to lj ft. 
Various 
4 
Sal piglossis 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
1 ft. to 2 ft. 
Various 
4 
Salvia 
Sept, to Oct. 
Per. 
Sum. and Fall 
1 ft. to 2 ft. 
Blue, and 
Scarlet 
7 
Scabiosa 
Sept, to Oct. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. 
Blue azure 
9 
caucasica 
Sunflower 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Summer 
3 ft. to 5 ft. 
Yellow 
4 
Stocks 
Nice and Ten- 
Mar. to Aug. 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
1 ft. to 15 ft. 
Pink, Blue, 
White 
2-3 
week 
Statice 
Oct. 
Per. 
Summer 
1 ft. to 2 ft. 
Blue 
9 
Thalictrum 
Sept, or Oct. 
Per. 
Summer 
2 ft. tO 3 ft. 
Blue 
9 
dipterocarpu m 
I ithonia 
Mar. and Apl. 
Annual 
Sum. and Fall 
4 ft. to 5 ft. 
Orange 
6 
speciosa 
Valeriana 
Oct. 
Per. 
Spr. and Sum. 
I ft. tO 2 ft. 
Pink, White 
5 
Verbena 
March 
Annual 
Summer 
6 in. 
Pink, Blue, 
White 
5 
Viola 
Oct. to Dec. 
Annual 
Spr. and Sum. 
3 in. 
Blue, Yellow, 
White 
4 
Wallflower 
Aug. and Sept. 
Biennial 
Spring 
1 ft. to I5 ft. 
Yellow and Red 
6 
Zinnias 
Apl. and May 
Annual 
Sum. and Fall 
I ft. to 2 ft. 
Yellow, Orange, 
Rose 
4 
Daffodils. For naturalizing in the wild 
garden, Golden Spur, Emperor, Empress 
and Poeticus ornatus are unexcelled. Plant 
6 inches apart and 4 inches deep. These in¬ 
crease very rapidly and every three years 
should be taken up and re-planted. Jon¬ 
quils (N. Jonquilla) are very sweet-scented 
and are cultivated the same way as Daffo¬ 
dils. Plant in October and November, not 
later, for best results. 
Freesias are grown by the million 
around Santa Cruz, and seem to thrive 
anywhere on the Coast. They are used 
largely along the borders of the paths in 
most gardens. Plant in September, 2 
inches deep and the same distance apart, 
in fairly rich soil They increase quickly 
and so need re-planting every three years. 
There are now quite a number of charming 
colors in lavender, yellow, mauve, orange, 
and rose; Purity is the best white. 
Watsonias supply bloom from May to 
July and may be grown easily, bulbs being 
planted 4 inches deep and 8 inches apart. 
As they grow 3 to 4 feet high they should 
be planted at the back of the flower border. 
March is usually a good month to plant. 
Watsonia Ardnerei is a good white and 
there are also lavender and pink shades. 
Gladiolus are very popular, and some 
very important varieties have been pro¬ 
duced in the state, especially at Kentfield, 
Narin County. They thrive in all sections 
and set seed very freely; also increase by 
bulblets. Give a fairly rich soil, but use 
only well-decayed manure. Plant bulbs 3 
inches deep and 6 inches apart; in March or April for the large-flowered 
types, but the early-flowering group (which include such as The Bride, 
Bridesmaid, and Peach Blossom) in December or January. Standard 
varieties are Prince of Wales, Myrtle, Peace, War, Golden King, 
America, Herada, Mrs. W. Kent, Mrs. H. E. Bothin, and Blue King. • 
Liliums are a very large group some of which are native. L. Hum- 
boltii, the Tiger Lily; L. pardalinum, Leopard Lily; and L. Parryi, are 
well worthy of extensive cultivation. Other species, usually imported, 
are L. auratum, L. speciosum, L. Henryi, and L. longiflorum multi- 
florum which is an early-flowering type of Easter Lily. Lilium regale, 
a real gem appearing to enjoy the Californian climate, is easily raised 
from seed sown in boxes of sandy soil in a frame or in the lath-house in 
March or April. By June or July the seedlings will be ready to pot into 
3-inch pots. Bulbs of all the species mentioned may be planted from 
November to February, placing them 6 to 10 inches deep in groups for 
border planting, 3 or 5 of one variety in a group. They are also suitable 
for pot culture and usually are grown in 6- to 8-inch pots. After ot- 
ting, plunge the pots in sawdust or ashes for a month or six weeks to en¬ 
courage root growth after which they may be grown in the open. 
Tigridia,the Tiger Iris, is not often seen in California and rarely listed 
by dealers although it is very beautiful and easy to grow in any good 
garden soil. T. pavonia is a native of Mexico and grows to a height of 
2 feet having orange and scarlet flowers covering a period from J une to 
August. Grow as Watsonias, and transplant every third year. 
Crinums are not commonly seen although they thrive fairly well in 
southern California and in some parts of northern California. That at 
least is our experience with C. capense and C. pedunculatum—the 
latter species growing to a height of 3 to 4 feet. Plant bulbs in Septem¬ 
ber or October in a warm situation and in fairly rich soil so that only 
the neck shows above ground and place 2 to 3 feet apart. 
Amaryllis is cultivated like Crinum, the species most commonly 
grown being A. belladonna, a fine pink hardy even around San Fran¬ 
cisco. The flower spikes appear before the leaves. The Amaryllis- 
Hippeastrum hybrids, 1 to 2 ft high, run through shades of crimson 
mostly and though not quite so hardy as A. belladonna, will grow suc¬ 
cessfully in the lath-houses in the north, and outside in the south. 
A. formosissima or Jacob’s Lily has a curiously shaped crimson flower 
and grows only 6 to 8 inches high. 
Babiana and Sparaxis, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, are 
members of the Iris family. Sparaxis is the more generally grown al¬ 
though were the first named better known it would be very popular, 
especially the blue-flowered species which blooms in April when blue 
flowers are scarce. They grow from 6 to 9 inches high and should be 
planted in the open about 3 inches apart. Methods of culture as for 
Watsonias. 
Iris of the Bulbous, English, Spanish, and Dutch groups propagate 
rapidly in any good garden soil. They have a wide range of colors in 
the blues, bronzes, whites, and yellows. The Dutch is earliest to flower 
followed by the Spanish and the English. Iris reticulata is also a very 
pretty dwarf species, deep violet and yellow. All mentioned may be 
planted in December or January, and the bulbs placed 3 to 4 inches 
apart and 2 inches deep in groups for border effects. 
Alstroemerias have orange and yellow lily-like flowers and grow 
to a height of 2 feet. A. aurantiaca and A. flava have become popular. 
They are tuberous rooted and should be planted in rich soil about 3 feet 
apart in a sunny position. They flower in July and August. Propa¬ 
gation is by root division. 
Snowdrops, Snowflakes, and Crocus thrive better in the northern 
part of the state. In the south, however, we have seen Leucojum 
vernum (Snowflake) flourishing. Plant 2 inches apart in October in 
fairly good soil. All should be planted for early flowering and may be 
naturalized in the wild garden or grouped in the border. 
Readers who depend upon the Monthly Reminder will find it temporarily removed to page 226 because of the greater pertinence 
of Mr. Gould’s observations for our Pacific Coast friends upon whose problems and interests this issue is specifically focused. 
PART OF JANUARY’S PROMISE TO THE READER 
T HE Intimate Little Garden. Planting Plans and Specifications for Various Types of Small Country Places. 
How Much Garden Can You Afford ? An Important Question Which Experts Will Help You Decide. 
Comment by the late Dr. Steinmetz on Cactus, Collecting These Curious Plants of the Desert Being a 
Particular Hobby of the Brilliant “Wizard of the Electrical World.” 
