The = Grape 
IVE 
VOL. 3 AUGUST, 1952 NO. 4 
IT’S TIME FOR — 
August, the peak vacation month, is 
upon us, with other places, other climes 
calling, and many of us will answer that 
call, entrusting the garden to other hands 
for a time. Activities will no doubt be re- 
stricted to maintenance which should _in- 
clude careful deep watering, the constant 
war on pests, and plant grooming — re- 
moval of spent blossoms, seed pods, unruly 
growth, and the staking of Dahlias, Chrys- 
anthemums and Carnations. However, many’ 
others will still be on the job in August 
and their garden program may be more 
ambitious—planning winter bloom and soil 
improvement. 
Early-flowering Spencer SWEET PEAS 
sown now are an almost sure bet for 
Christmas bloom. Last season we watched 
a 30-foot row producing heavily from mid- 
December to the end of May! As with 
other winter-flowering annuals, the trick is 
an early start, giving sturdy, well-advanced 
plants by the time cool night temperatures 
begin. 
Why not a bit of serious soil improve- 
ment? Reconditioned and raked to a fine 
tilth, you can live with it a few weeks, 
telling yourself the rest will benefit the 
crops to come. And maybe you'd like to 
make your own test of Krillium's virtues! 
Two beautiful ''tropicals'’ which will ben- 
efit by the time spent in the warm ground 
now are CALLIANDRA INAEQUILATERA. 
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Westward Ho! 
One of the most traveled and little seen 
boulevards in Southern California is Sun- 
set from Brentwood Village (Barrington) 
west to the beach. For the student in 
horticulture and for anyone who loves 
plants, this stretch of suburbia is worth a 
slow drive with frequent stops. 
Near the middle of the first block on 
the right stands a fine looking apartment 
house unit well screened and shaded by 
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There is in Mexico a curious small tree 
with huge leaves and a name in propor- 
tion to the size of the leap—PODACHAE- 
NIUM EMINENS. This plant belongs to 
the same family as do the Marquerites, 
Chrysanthemums, and Dusty Millers, which 
is hard to imagine when one is standing 
in the shadow of this relative with its 
king-size foliage and almost frightening 
speed of growth. It shoots up six to eight 
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fine old Olive trees underplanted with bil- 
lowing masses of Xylosma senticosa used 
as a deep ground cover studded on the 
right and in the inner court with small 
trees of Psidium. Cattleianum (Strawberry 
Guava), an extremely pleasant combina- 
tion of bronzy greens beneath gray-green. 
Just west of Saltair on the same side 
gleam thin masses of fragrant bright yel- 
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