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white or pink. The leaves come directly 

 from rhizomes, the leaf stems being from 

 six inches to a foot long. 



PLANTS FOR EDGINGS 



For edging a window box or to grow in 

 hanging pots or in vases the best plant I 

 know of is the periwinkle (Ftnca minor), 

 which makes a slender growth one to two 

 feet long. There is a variegated form of 

 this, the leaves being marked with yellow. 

 A much smaller plant which may be used 

 for the same purpose is Scirpus cernuus, but 

 universally known among florists as Isolepis 

 gracilis. It has very pretty drooping, grass- 

 like foliage. 



Other plants suitable for this purpose 

 are: Wandering Jew (Tradescantia flumi- 

 nensis); Wandering Jew (Zehrina pendula); 

 Snake's beard (Ophiopogon Jaburan); 

 Variegated panicum (Oplismenus Bur- 

 mannii). 



There are two vines which succeed admir- 

 ably in the house. They are the German 

 ivy (Senecio scandens) and the English ivy 

 (Hedera Helix). These may be trained 

 around and over the window and I have 



