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only a well rotted sod or rich garden soil mixed with one-quarter its 

 bulk of sand. When shifting well established plants into larger pots, 

 use a potting soil, composed of three parts soil, one part rotted manure 

 and one part sand, pulverized and mixed by sifting with a sand sieve. 



A few of the most popular and successful house plants are here 

 discussed: 



Palms enjoy either sunlight or partial shade. Some varieties of 

 easy culture and vigorous habit are Lalania Borbonica, (Fan Palm), 

 Kentia Belmoreana, K. Fosteriana and Areca Lutescens. 



The India Rubber tree, with its large, thick, glossy leaves, is very 

 ornamental. 



The Boston and Pierson Ferns are very graceful, decorative plants, 

 of easy culture, and well suited with either sun or shade. They want 

 plenty of moisture. We are frequently asked how to get rid of the 

 scales that appear in rows on the under edges of the old fern fronds. 

 Don't be scared about the scales that line up like a regiment of soldiers. 

 These are only spores or seed pods. 



The dainty Asparagus Plumosus, called Lace Fern, is of bushy 

 habit until it attains the age of about two years, when it becomes a 

 climber. 



Asparagus Sprengeri makes a fine vase or hanging basket plant 

 for the hall, porch or yard. It a rank feeder, requiring a rich soil, a 

 large pot, and plenty of water to produce a rapid growth, and yet it 

 endures lots of abuse. If kept too long without re-potting, this plant 

 will burst the pot with the expansion of its succulent roots. 



The most conspicuous autumn flowers are the Chrysanthemums; 

 in varieties innumerable, ranging in color through the various shades 

 of pink, yellow, bronze, red and white. The young plants are topped in 

 May or June and again in July, to make them branch freely, and the 

 large flowering varieties are made to produce gigantic blossoms by 

 pinching off the side buds as they appear in the fall, leaving only one 

 bud to bloom on a branch. They require rich soil, and liberal watering 

 until the flowers are open. If allowed to wilt, they will lose their lower 

 leaves and the flowers will be dwarfed. If kept cool after they come 

 into bloom, the flowers will last several weeks. They flower profusely 

 during October and November. 



