Rhyme in Season 
If | were the official buyer, 
Of plants to suit each Western hill, 
I'd concentrate on Temple Fire 
For it would surely fill the bill. 
Of bronzen foliage, reddish flower, 
This Bougainvillea will not climb— 
All other Bougainvilleas tower 
Above this masterpiece sublime. 
So garden lovers pay attention, 
You green thumbs mark well what | say, 
If you want honorable mention, 
Don't wait too long: get some today. 
(Cloke 
SMALL PACKAGE 
GOOD THING! 
In warm weather, of which we have had 
a generous share this summer, a small but 
singularly attractive plant with an over- 
whelming name, SCHIZOCENTRON ELE- 
GANS (!), covers itself with a mantle of 
royal purple flowers not unlike those of the 
Princess Flower (Tibouchina semidecandra)] 
to which it is related. Now so festooned, 
this creeping or trailing subject makes a 
Seautitul rock plant in partial shade or 
coastal sun, or an unusual and singularly 
attractive basket plant. Its dense but deli- 
cate foliage spreads rapidly to a maximum 
three foot clump, and even the three inch 
pots (50 cents) carry a good deal of flower 
now. 
Years ago some well-wishing but mis- 
guided soul saddled Schizocentron elegans 
with a name, ‘Busy Lizzie,’ which it has 
been trying to live down ever since, but 
we still receive an occassional postcard 
inquiring about ‘'Busy Lizzie’’ which we are 
happy to supply as the purple-blossomed 
Schizocentron elegans that it is! ME 
wooden bathtub riding on a pair of skis, 
powered by pedals. At Cannes some 
pedalos are equipped with sun parasols 
and even vases of Carnations. There is 
nothing more startling to the American 
tourist than the sight of an almost 
nude very portly couple half reclined 
under befringed golden parasol pedal- 
ling ever so slowly across the bay. she 
with an 18 inch cigaret holder and 
gold-rimmed sunglasses, idly sniffing mag- 
enta Carnations between long drags on 
the cigarette. And always the fat red knees 
of both occupants rising and falling in 
languid unison. 
IT’S TIME FOR... 
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and dusty red, (gallon cans, $1.). For simi- 
lar use, a semi-herbaceous little shrub is 
BOUVARDIA (one gallon, $1.) in white, 
red or pink (but only the white is very 
fragrant). Plant it in a little light shade 
inland, full or at least half day sun in 
cooler coastal areas; keep cutting off dead 
flowers, and give a little more food. 
Flowering shrubs at their best now in- 
clude DURANTA STENOSTACHYS, laven- 
der blue blossoms in profusion, orange 
berries after, on a five-toot bush, for sun; 
NERIUM OLEANDER, single shell pink, sin- 
gle and double watermelon red, white, and 
double salmon (dwarfest; to five feet); HI- 
BISCUS in all its variety of form and color; 
TURREA OBTUSIFOLIA, a three-foot, 
white-flowering shrub for a really well- 
drained spot; TECOMA CAPENSIS (Tec- 
omaria), the Cape Honeysuckle, orange or 
yellow; CARISSA, the Natal Plum, in three 
heights — tall, medium, and prostrate — 
with fragrant, white star-shaped flowers 
and edible red fruits; and TIBOUCHINA 
SEMIDECANDRA, ° the Princess Flower, 
with flamboyant purple blooms, perhaps 
at its best with feet in the shade and head 
in the sun, with some acidity and frequent 
pruning back. (All $4. and $1., except 
one gallon Turreas at $1.25). 
Finally three vines to be considered now 
are PANDOREA JASMINOIDES ROSEA 
(also known as Tecoma jasminoides rosea] 
whose fine-patterned foliage is surmounted 
in warm weather by superlative clusters 
of pale pink flowers with rosy red throats, 
for strong sun and good drainage; DIS- 
TICTUS LACTIFLORA, the Vanilla-scented 
Trumpet, one of our most arresting sum- 
mer and fall bloomers, flowers in shades 
of orchid, ($5. and $1.25); and BOUGAIN- 
VILLEA ORANGE GLORY, the finest 
bronze-to-salmon, most effective on red- 
wood walls and fences, ($4.50 and $1.50). 
are Ce 
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leaves or as a flowering plant as it bears 
handsome flowers like single Hollyhocks or 
Hibiscus. 
Wercklea grows quite rapidly to about 
15 feet in this climate, is not cranky about 
soil though it will appreciate good board, 
and is not nearly so tender as one might 
suppose from its origin. (Five gallon con- 
tainers, $6.50). M. E, 
