Yriental Magnolias 
twenty feet and as much across, less drop- 
page than the avocado, and with shining 
dark evergreen foliage. 
Now for a quick set of MUST-ACTIVI- 
TIES FOR JANUARY. Don't wait until 
March when everything is upholstered with 
aphis to get out your spray gun. Today 
get a sizeable bottle of lime-sulphur (Cal- 
sul or its equivalent) and spray everything 
in the garden (including the- ground) ex- 
cept Apricots. Use Bordeaux on Apricots. 
Don't overlook old Chrysanthemum clumps 
just cut off—they are typical hibernating 
spots for pests. 
Fill in vacant spots in perennial beds 
with Bachelor Buttons, Dimorphotheca, and 
Bellis perennis (English Daisy), as well as 
the usual cool-weather annuals. A tew 
seeds may germinate now—Godetia, Lark- 
spur, Linaria, Virginian Stock, Candytuft 
and Rock Alyssum. In bulbs now is the 
ideal time for Glads, and a last call for 
getting in Hippeastrum, Ranunculus and 
Anemones. 
Other winter colors you may have for- 
gotten include Reinwardtia (yellow), Eupa- 
torium ianthinum (lavender), Senecio peta- 
sitis (deep yellow sun or shade}, Berberis 
Darwini (deep yellow medium-height ever- 
green shrub}, Calliandra inequilatera (bright 
pink, sun), and Lotus mascaensis (gray foli- 
aged, yellow pea-flowered cover for sun). 
ROSY FUTURE... 
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treatment. They did not make the grade 
then and the chances are they never will. 
Buy varieties proven to be suitable to 
your locality. This is important. When you 
lan a rose garden have the whole area 
spaded deeply, the deeper the better. The 
deep, wide spreading root system resulting 
from such preparation will pay dividends, 
especially in the hot months. 
Put a good supply of bone meal under 
your roses at planting time. Let your roses 
get all the sun possible. Along the coastal 
area the early morning sun is of spe- 
cial importance, minimizing the chance of 
mildew. 
Don't crowd your plants. Let the air cir- 
culate freely among them. Some varieties 
are more vigorous growers than others. 
lace these where they will not hide the 
ia vigorous members of the planting. 
Now the best tip to the inexperienced— 
when you purchase your plants ask your 
Hugh Evans 
Oncidium splendidum 
Orchids which bloom at Christmas and 
New Year endear themselves to us, and 
such a subject is Oncidium splendidum, 
producing a profusion of yellow flowers 
from two to three inches across on grace- 
tul arching sprays from one to three feet 
in length. This orchid, a native of Guate- 
mala, is very easy to manage and a faith- 
ful bloomer. A few pots of this beautiful 
Oncidium interspersed with Cattleyas, etc.., 
add considerably to the general effect in 
the greenhouse and act as a foil to the 
more sumptuous flowers of the hybrid 
orchids. 
Culture is simple, either osmunda or a 
light compost with plenty of drainage, 
protection of a greenhouse in winter with 
minimum night temperature of 50 degrees, 
and cool treatment in summer. 
When this particular orchid was first 
introduced into England in the last cen- 
tury, it created quite a sensation and 
brought large prices, but various expedi- 
tions sent to bring back more plants of 
this species were unsuccessful in finding it 
again, until colonies were finally found 
growing on the ground like any other 
herbaceous plant. In Europe and the East- 
ern States whole greenhouses have been 
devoted to the growing of this orchid for 
cut flowers, and | know of one grower in 
Santa Barbara who for many years grew 
a large number of this gay and happy 
orchid. From $5 to $12.50. 
salesman for a few pointers, he can help 
you to get started right. 
