Gardening in California, landscape and flower . ul shrubs early in Spring when the youngleaves first open, and again in the Fall when they take on theirAutumn tints of red and yellow. Propagate by seeds sown, as soon as ripe, in Autumn, in theopen ground, covering the seeds about one-quarter of an inch rarer varieties and the variegated forms are propagated bygrafting in Spring or by budding in Summer on the commonspecies. AcHANiA (Turks Cap). The Turks Cap, (namedfrom its scarlet cap-like flower),is a very pretty evergreen flower-ing shrub with heart-shaped leavesof pale-green, belon
Gardening in California, landscape and flower . ul shrubs early in Spring when the youngleaves first open, and again in the Fall when they take on theirAutumn tints of red and yellow. Propagate by seeds sown, as soon as ripe, in Autumn, in theopen ground, covering the seeds about one-quarter of an inch rarer varieties and the variegated forms are propagated bygrafting in Spring or by budding in Summer on the commonspecies. AcHANiA (Turks Cap). The Turks Cap, (namedfrom its scarlet cap-like flower),is a very pretty evergreen flower-ing shrub with heart-shaped leavesof pale-green, belonging to thegenus Malvacea. It requires asheltered situation and partialshade, such as under the branchesof a deciduous tree away fromstrong sunshine and protectedfrom frost, and grows freely inany good soil not too heavy. Propagate by placing cuttingsof half-ripe wood in sandy soil in a cool frame in September and shading them from sunshineuntil rooted; when rooted, pot them singly in three-inch potsand plant them out the following Spring. •. Achaiiia maIvaviscus. iEscuLus {Chestnut—Horse). A well-known hardy ornamental deciduous tree with showyflowers and compound leaves well adapted for single specimenson large lawns. It does well in any good deep soil protectedfrom the harsh wind. [ 67 1 Gardening in California Plant the seeds, as soon as gathered, one inch deep in nurseryrows one foot apart; plant them in their permanent situationswhen they are four feet in height. There are several fine speciesincluding JEsculus hippocastanum, (the common Europeanvariety), ^sculus Californica, (the common Buckeye) iEsculusglabra, (the Ohio Buckeye) and a red-flowering variety namediEsculus carnea; all are handsome and very desirable. Alnus {Alder). A genus of hardy deciduous trees or shrubs which delightin moist situations, preferably on the banks of a perennial run-ning stream. They form handsome upright clean-stemmed treeswith roundish leaves and grow to a height of from fifty to eig
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