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keep in a dry cellar through the winter, then bring to the light in the Spring, 

 and they will start and grow well. 



Mr. B. S. Williams, an eminent English florist, in some remarks upon the sub- 

 ject of ornamental plants, adds by way of caution, "a fact which should never 

 be lost sight of, is this : Thnt all plants with soft woolly leaves are ill-adapted for 

 this purpose, but those with thick coriaceous leaves are always preferable — such 

 as Dracmnas, Palms, Crotons, Anthurium, Aloes, Agaves and Ficuses, amongst 

 ornamental- leaved plants, and Amaryllids, Begonias, Epiphyllums, Acacias, 

 Azaleas, Goronillas, Cyclamens, Salvias, and Statices among flowering plants. 



" The ornamental-leaved kinds should be taken into an outer room occasionally, 

 and have their leaves carefully sponged with warm water and soap, and stand 

 until dry before removing them again into position. This operation removes all 

 dust and dirt which may have accumulated, gives them a fresh and bright appear- 

 ance, and is of vital importance to their well being." 



He furnishes the following select list of plants eminently adapted for the 

 decoration of apartments : 



Ornamental 



Agave americana. 

 " variegata. 

 Anthurium leuconeurum.'^ 



" magnificum. 



Aralia leptophylla. 

 " Sieboldii. 

 " reticulata. 

 Araucaria excelsa. 

 Aucuba japonica (vars). 

 Bambusa arundinacea. 

 Begonias (variegated). 

 Calamus asperrimus. 

 Caryota sobolifera. 

 Chamaedorea Arenbergii. 



desmoncioides. 

 Ernesti Augusti. 

 graminifolia. 

 Hartwegii. 

 Wendlandii. 

 Chamserops Fortunei. 

 " humilis. 



Cocos australis. 

 Coleus (many varieties). 

 Croton angusti folium. 

 " variegatum. 



-Leaved Plants. 

 Cyperus alternifoliusvariegatus. 

 Dracaena australis. 

 " Cooperi. 

 " ferrea. 

 " gracilis. 

 " indivisa lineata. 

 " terminalis. 

 Ficus elastica. 

 " religiosa. 

 Kentia sepida. 

 " Bauerii. 

 Latania borbonica. 

 Lomatia silaifolia. 

 Morenia corallina. 

 Oreopanax dactylifolium. 

 Pandanus utilis. 

 Phoenix dactylifera. 

 Rhapis flabelliformis. 

 Sieforthea elegans. 

 Solanums (Weatherill's hybrids). 

 Yucca aloifolia variegata. 

 " filamentosa variegata 

 " quadricolor. 

 " Stokesii. 

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