138 WINDOW AND PARLOR GARDENING 
Aucuba japonica, an evergreen, almost hardy shrub with 
yellow-mottled leaves, grows to a large size and is useful for 
the porch or lawn in summer. Can be wintered in a light cel- 
lar. Any good, ordinary soil. 
Bambusa nana. ‘This is a graceful plant with lanceolate, 
grass-like leaves and slender, arching stems. Propagated by 
division. Soil rich and light. Abundant watering and par- 
tial shade. 
Begonia Rex and some other species are exclusively grown 
for the sake of their beautiful leaves. They may be increased 
by means of leaf-cuttings inserted in sand, or by means of old, 
ripe leaves laid flat on the surface of sand, in a warm glass case, 
and cut across the principal veins. If kept moderately moist 
and warm, young plants will soon appear wherever the veins 
have been cut. These can be transplanted in the usual way in 
small pots in sandy, vegetable soil. Rex Begonias require a 
rather warm, shady position, a slight rest in winter, and liberal 
watering during the growing season. ‘There are numerous va- 
rieties with mostly green, velvety leaves, marked and colored in 
various ways. 
Bertolonia is a small genus of exquisitely colored foliage- 
plants, which are excellent for terrariums. They are dwarf in 
habit and form masses of leaves close to the ground. B. Van 
Houttii has hairy, ovate leaves finely spotted with pink and 
with broad magenta veins. B. marmorata, with silvery and 
deep bronzy-green leaves, is another fine species. The stems 
of both are short and succulent. Soil of equal parts loam, 
peat, leaf-mould and sand with broken pieces of charcoal. 
Calatheas and Marantas are very fine, though rather tender, 
tropical plants, growing in deep shade among decaying leaves 
and vegetable matter. Most of them require excessive atmos- 
