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I in-ll < . \UI)l.\l\(i 



,^, i T-) II. .« ..fl.ii sh-.iil.l I w.il.r in\ i.l.inls '. is a 



.rlants lor Kooins. ,,.,. Mi..i. ni.- wiit.r is fr-Mu-miy ;isk..i. w.ii. 



i( is (lifTlt 111! l<> jiiisNMT this witlioiit l»fiiiK sus- 



Wiili til.- l..n«llu-MlnBaavsi.i..l i. Iiiiit ..f w;.r.„tl. |m-. I. .1 ..f tiyiiiK !<. !..• witty: l.iit (li.iv is ..nly 



in th.- Mil. Ih- h..u.H,.li..ia.r MIX ..fl.n lak.ssl.Mk «"..• ai.sw.r. aiul tl.iil is wli.i, th.y aiv dry. 



..f \\\v i.laiits wlii.li hax,- .lulur.Ml lli.^ .lark .lavs M"!.- I'lants iin- kill.-.l l>y I im.li wat.T tliaii l.y 



..f \\\\\\^v aii.l III.- K-as aii.l ..-al .lusl ..f uiiit.r lj»< k ..f it. Will .IIIik' | "I I'laiits is ..ii.- ..f 111.- 



.•N.iiins'H. S...II ii..\v til.- v.ii.l..|Mf |.|-.ii(s fur tl p.iat i..iis tli.- yoiiiii; |.i-..f.ssi..iial Kai.l.ii.r lias 



li.iiiH.- will pill ill .11 apiH-aiaii..-. aii.l willi nm. ii most .lilTI. iilty in iiiasl.iin^'. and it .an mily !>.• 



iiisiHton..- will |.|.a.l with 111.- Ia.lv ..f tli.- ii<.iis.- 'Imi..- l.y . Ins.ly wat.hiiiK' til.' plants t li.-ms.lv.s : 



t». buy a •• palm." <).•< asimiillv it mav r.allv I..- tii.y s....ii r.s.nt l.a.l tr.j.t ni.iit . 



n iMiIiii whi.h is ..(T.-r. .1 at s..iii.- .•\..rl.itant li«m-.'. As a kiikI- t.. ii..vi.-.s, it may I..- w.-Il t.. r.iiUM.l 



v.TV oft.-n it isa f.-rii ..f s<.rts. ..!•» pari. .iir palm. Hi'i'i that wli-ri a mass ..f soil l......iii.s .liy i) 



iiH th.> nni.h-.-n.liiriiiK Aspi.listra is ..fl.n .all.. I. .-..lit ra.ts. and I his is just what t h.- s..il in a iL.w.r 



Th.T.' i» n.. a..i\l.t that siiital.l,- plants ar,- an P"t «l«'.s. and th.ii w.- say tin- plant is .Iry. As 



a«lMrnni.-nl to a r n li..w.-v.-r .tfi-aiul it may li.- Ih.- soil .•ontia.ts it l.av.s a s..a<-.- I..tw..-ii th.- 



olIi.-rwi.H.-. or h..w.>v.-r iilmI-sI : hut .ar.- in pur- p"l -'iid th.- soil. . ..ns.-.pi.-nt ly wh.-n th.- p..t 



.li'i.sin-,' will avoi.l niu.h suhs-.iu.-nt disappoint- r.<-.iv. s a sliar,. rap with th.- knu.kl.-s ..r a pi.-.-.- 



iii..|it. as a .-..luparativ.dv small numh.-r..r plants of wo..<l. it uiv. s out a <l.-ar niiKiiiK sound. 



«r.- suitahl.- f..r Krowin« in rooms f..r any l.n-tli sh..winK that th.- plant wants wat.-r. If th.- s..il 



,,f tiiii.'. '"* 'uoist .-noiiKh it will In- j»r.-ssin>? aj^ainst the 



Want of kiiowl.MU.- has minh t*. d.. with th.- insid.- ..f th.- pot. .-..ns.-.pi.-ntly wh.-n rapp.-d th.- 



di.HJipiK.ini m.-nl oft n .-xp.-ri.-n.-.-d hv tho.s.- win. pot will .-mil a dull soiin.l witJi norm;; in it. Th • 



would oth.-rwis.- h.- k.-.-n .-ultivatoi-s. .\s a ruh- w.i;,'iil of tii.- p.-l 1.... is a ^' I ;,Miid.-. as it uill 



piHipI.- with v.-rv small K»nl"»is. , sp.-.iallv .iIh.uI I'.-.l \\v\v\ wlu-ii th.- soil is .Iry and h.-avy wii.-n it 



lowns. an.l with .s.-aiit tini.- p.-rhaps to in. lulu.- is w.-t. Xatur.illy th.- s..il will .Iry ..ut ..ft.-n.-r 



th.'ir lov.- f..r phiiils. want .s.mi.lhinu that will in th.- warm days of si i.-r (lian in th.- ...Id 



stand .•..nsi.l.-rahh- har.lship. .\s stat.-d ahov.-. .Ink days ..f wint.-r. hut this is n..t an ahs..lut.- 



th.- iiuml).-r ..f j.lants so .-..list it ul.-d is small, an.l lul.- with h..us,- plants, as in wint.-r i -.- lir.-s ar.- 



tliiT.- is a K<""1 d-al in how th-- plants hav.- h.-.-n k.pt l.urnin.u. .•..ns.-.pi.-nlly t h.- at mosph.-r.- of th.. 



pn-p»i-.-d f.u- thu niark.-t. Int.-ndiuu i>ui-<liis.rs loom is warm and dry. r.-suilin-; in th.- m..r.- 



will do w.-ll t.. visit a l..<al imrs-ry ..r ll.u-isfs fr.-.iu.-nt dryiuy of th- plants. 



sh.ip wh.-r.- th.' p.-..ph' know th.-ir husin. .ss. and An ov.rlu-ad show.r hatli on.,- a w.-.-k in 



insist ..n h.-in^ suppli.-d witli plants that havt- suiuiikt is very k<>"J f<'i' H<>us.- plants of the .-v.-r- 



h.-.'n prop.rlv •• hard.n. d olT ■' : hv this i.s m.-ant Ki-.-i-n ord'-r whi.h art' mostly valuahh- f..r tli.-ir 



plants that liavi- h.-.-n Ki-adually ac.ustoinod to .i h-av.-s : this is <-fn.-a<-i.)us in r.Mii..vin,<,' du.sl and 



......h-r and .Iri.-r atni..si>li.-r.- h.f<.r,- li.ini,' ywX on smuts, and may h.- pi-a.-tisi d o<-.-asi.>nally — say 



thf mark.-t. ^^\w\.' a month in wint.-r. .-IniosiiiK a uiil.l day. 



.M.ist ..f th.- i-lants sold for room (hcoi-ation an- Flow.-rin;,' plants. ..f .-..uis.-. should n..t r.-.-.-iC- 



- >;riiwn hy mark.-t K'""\v.-rs in hug.- .piantiti.s. and wat.-r ov.rh, ad wluii in llow.r. as it sp.iils the 



iisuallv in a hi;,'li t.-iiip.-ratur.' and moist atmo- hlooms. 



spli.-r.- t.i indu..- ra|.id jii-.iwth so as to pi-oduc- H.-low arc not. d a l.w plants suilal.ir lorr.M.m 



sjil.-ahh- s|>.-.'im.iis in as sh.irt a time as iinssitil.-. . iilturc : — 



Til.' hon. st >rrow.-r will sc»- that. th..sc plants an- Aspi.listra lurida. pr.-tt> gciurilh known lioth 

 inurt «l t.> ...n.liti.ms appniximating th.isc likily in tlic gr.-.-n and vari; gati-d-l.-av. d forms. It is 

 1.1 <d»tain in an ..r.linary .lw.-llingh..us.' h.for".- ;> l.road-li-av, .1 .'V.i-j^i-r.ii. .■nduring room .-..n- 

 piittiiiK' th.-m on tin- mark.-t. rnfortunat.-ly ditions prohahly ]),-tt.-r than any ..th.-r known 

 many «»f us kn..w fr m .-xpi-ri.-n..- that not all lli<- i)lan1. Cldoropliytum datum, with «r<-cn-k-av. <l 

 plants sold hav.- h.-c-n thus .-ar.-fully pn-par.-d. and vari.-^'ati .1 forms, is a South Afri.an jilanl 

 Many. . sp.-.ially f.-rns aiul palms, lo.ik .-nti.int^ly of .onsidi-rahk- mt-rit f.tr rooms. Tlu- l.-avt-s an- 

 fn-sli an.l j;r.-.n wh.-n pi-.'scnl.d at th«- door a f.».,t or iiDre lonj;. narrow and iiointed : the 

 perhaps an h.uir .u- two aftt-r h.-iuK lak.-n fr.uu a jilant im-r.-ascs hy thr.)wing out niinK'r.)Us I.»ng 

 ^,'r.-.'nhou.s.-. .»r unpa.-k.-d from a .as.- in the growths from tli.- has.-, on whi.-L are i»roduc.(l 

 mark.-t : hut a day .»r s-> aft.-rwards a laiiu-ntahlc young jdants wliicli hang down all r.mnd th.- 

 liiiipn.ss h.-.-.iin.-s api.ar.-nt. and no amount of par.-nt. making .piitc a pr.-tty t-ffe.-t. Cordyliu.- 

 watt-ring .r sprayiiig will r.-st.u-.- th.- .iriginal indivisa. oft.-n .ailed Di-a.-a-na. is a go.ul lious.- 

 freshness. An .'Xp.-ri.n.ed gardener would know plant, h.-aiing stifl! sword-shai.ed leaves varying 

 at ..n.-e hy the app.-arani-.- and textur.- .)f tin- in wi.Uh according to vari.-ly. and in time the 

 l.-av.-s wh.-th.-r the plant ha.l h..-n n-.-ently tak.-n plant forms <|uite a stem when well grown. 

 from a warm gr.-.-nhous.- or n.tt. .V y.-Jlowish- Xi-phi-.il.-iiis .-xaltata is p.-rliaps tin- most useful 

 green .-.•l.iur and s.ift flahhy ti-xtui-c h.-tok.-ns all-nmnd fern for room work. It makes hand- 

 recent .-oddling in a .-osy hous.-. hut a dark.-r s.mi.- fronds 2 or :{ feet long. and. like the ('hl.)ro- 

 green Inn- an.l a somewhat stilT and leath.-ry f.-.-l | hytum ahov.-. tlirows out numerous growths 

 to the leav. s shows that th.- jilant has he. -n moved from th.- has.-, which in time produce y.uing 

 t«> e.i.der and nior.- airy quart. -rs .-r.- being sent idants. and thus a heautiful .ascad.- of greenery 

 .Hit to run the gauntl.-t .>f gas and c-ual fires. is f.irmed. This plant is admirably adapted f<>v 

 draughty halls, and fri-.|uent dribbles .)f <-.)ld hanging in a window .)r for standing in one of the 

 wat.-r. It will b.- w.-ll. th.-r.-for.-. t.> insist always tall plant stands made of ))amboo. Are., now so 

 in kiK.wing that th.- jilant you pur.has.- has be.-n much in vogue. A very idd favourite for hanging 

 l>r.)perly " hard'-n.-d ofT." and has a fair .hanee in the window is Saxifraga sarmentosa. some- 

 of giving y.iu valu<- for y.mr money. In faii-ness tim.-s called Wand'-ring Sailor and other names 

 t.i the gr..w-. rs. how.-ver. it has to )j.- admitted from its hal)it of ])rf»ducing numerous long 

 that many room I'lants receive ghastly treatment. str.aiiiers Itearing young ])lants. It is a pretty 

 and frequently sueeumb t.i well-meant. but an.l interesting obj.-ct in the window. Sedum 

 erroneous, ideas of kindness. Sieboldii variegatum is a pretty plant bearing 



