Excerpt from California Wild Flowers, Their Culture and Care: A Treatise Describing Upwards of a Hundred Beautiful Species With a Few Notes on Their Habits and Characteristics In the eastern states the seed should be sown in Spring after danger of frost is over. Most species will prove successful there, and be highly prized. While nearly all the annuals listed in this book let will succeed ih the Open sunlight, there are some which do quite well in shade or partial shade, and others which require it. On page 2 I have given a list of the best kinds for planting in shady places, also some desirable kinds for very hot dry locations, and lists in separate colors for producing a succes sion of bloom, given as nearly as possible in the order in which they commence owering, also some low growing kinds for small beds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."