180 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 
states that it grows in damp places where water is abundant so 
there is no need to get water from it. Thus perishes another 
cherished legend. R. guianensis from tropical South America is 
asmaller plant. It is doing finely for me. They are among the 
most striking plant productions of the world. 
Rhoeo discolor. A hothouse herb from Central America with 
rather large, long, sheathing leaves which are crowded on the 
short stem. They are deep, metallic green above, bright purple 
below, are fine for rockeries, and may be grown in sunshine or 
partial shade. It is tender. 
Richardia, Calla lilies. These are cultivated more or less 
throughout the state, often as pot plants and occasionally in the 
open as far south as Little River. 
Ruellia. R. formosa is an old favorite at the north, and here 
it would probably flourish out of doors in a partly shaded place 
in good soil. I have long grown it here in pots for its pretty 
scarlet, funnel-shaped blossoms. R. makoyana has prettily 
variegated leaves and carmine flowers,—give it a moist, shaded 
place. 
Russelia juncea is so perfectly at home in this vicinity that it is 
running wild in places. It bears quantities of bright scarlet, 
tubular flowers all the year. It is a native of Mexico and is 
tender but if cut down with frost would spring up again. 
Sanchezia nobilis is a noble plant from Ecuador, with large, 
shining leaves. The variety glaucophylla has pale yellow 
margins along the veins and midrib. The flowers are attractive 
enough to make it one of our most showy plants but it is very 
tender. : 
Sanseviera. Attractive plants with thick and long radical 
leaves which are variegated with white or yellowish. They all 
increase by underground suckers with such rapidity that if once 
turned loose they soon take possession. It is better to grow them 
in pots. 
Saxifraga sarmentosa. Who among the old time cultivators of 
house plants does not remember the dear “Strawberry Geranium”’ 
which was grown as a basket plant? It is somewhat hardy but 
has invariably failed with me. I presume it dislikes the lime in 
the soil. 
