XVI 
PLANTS WITH ORNAMENTAL FRUIT 
HE plants producing ornamental fruit in a house are 
few in number and not important. The following 
are very ornamental : 
Ardisia crenulata. Shrub, with dark green foli- 
‘ age, clusters of white flowers, dotted red followed 
by Aer of scarlet berries. Propagated by cuttings and 
grown in rich, fibrous soil in a cool and airy apartment. 
Height two or three feet. 
Nertera depressa is a dwarf, tender plant finely tufted, with 
slender trailing stems, and numerous small red berries on the 
surface. This is an easily grown plant suitable for terrariums 
or Wardian cases. Seeds or cuttings. 
Rivina humilis. Rapid-growing plant of the Poke-berry- 
family, of an erect habit, with long racemes of scarlet berries. 
Grows very easily from seeds, and needs no special culture. 
Solanum capsicastrum is a compact shrub of the Potato 
family, producing numerous berries of a deep scarlet color. 
Ornamental for table decoration, and easily grown from seeds 
or cuttings. Pinch the young plants to produce bushy speci- 
mens. Water carefully when the fruit is being formed, and 
sparingly when ripe. The fruit ripens in November or Decem- 
ber and remains on the plants for several months. 
