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Schismatoglottis. Handsome Aroids which prosper with me, 
either in a slat house or fern pool. The only thing to do is to 
give shade and moisture and keep them from frost. 
Selaginellas are delicate plants requiring shade and moisture. 
They are fine for ferneries. 
Sericographis. Plants of what are probably S. pauciflora, 
grow about here occasionally; they have opposite, lanceolate 
leaves and orange scarlet, deeply cleft flowers. It is a tender 
plant which likes moist, rich ground. 
Strelitzia, Bird of Paradise Flower. A small genus of noble 
and striking plants from South Africa. They have long leaves 
arranged distichously and very curious, bird-like flowers devel- 
oped froma spathe. S. reginae grows to a height of five feet and 
has orange and blue flowers, S. nicolai is very much larger and 
has immense leaves while it bears bluish and whitish blossoms. 
Both are doing well for me in the edge of the hammock and no 
doubt they would do even better on rich, moist soil. 
Strobilanthus. S. antsophyllus and S. tsophyllus have at- 
tractive purplish blue flowers; S. dyerianus has elliptical leaves 
gorgeously variegated with iridescent purple, blue, lilac and rose. 
It likes best a partial shade. All are tender. | 
Talinum patens. The variegated variety of this is sometimes 
cultivated in lower Florida. It is a pretty little plant which 
Reasoner says prospers at Oneco, but is here subject to root knot. 
Torenias are lovely little plants which bear a profusion of 
yellow or blue flowers with yellow and black throats. They 
are from the Old World Tropics and are tender. They do best in 
rich, moist soil, though sometimes they succeed in dry land. In 
northern and middle Florida they make good annuals and here 
they might be sown in the fall for winter blooming. 
Tropaeolum. The Nasturtiums are everywhere well known 
and succeed nicely in this state. Like the Torenias they might 
be grown in the colder part of the state as annuals. Here they 
grow also in summer if partly shaded. Give them plenty of 
water and rich soil. 
Vallota purpurea requires the same treatment as Hippeastrum. 
I have had this plant several years and it has shown a disposition 
