CLEAR T Bit) Vit 
FLOWERING PLANTS 
HE very important question — “ What 
plants shall be grown in the house? ’— 
must be left for the individual to answer. 
In selecting a few to describe somewhat in detail 
in the first part of this chapter, I do not mean to 
imply that the others are not as beautiful, or may 
not, with proper care, be successfully grown in the 
house. However, most of those described are the 
more popular—very possibly because as a rule 
greater success is attained with them. 
The same is true of the treatment of the other 
groups — shrubs, foliage plants, palms, ferns, vines, 
cacti and bulbs, which are classed not upon a strict 
botanical basis but with reference to their general 
habits and requirements, my sole object in this book 
being to make the proper cultural directions as defi- 
nite and clear as possible. 
Begonias 
I think if I were restricted to the use of one class 
of plants for beautifying my home in winter I 
should without hesitation choose the begonias. 
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