84 GARDENING INDOORS AND UNDER GLASS 
to have no personality. Well grown plants, how- 
ever, give most gorgeous color effects. Buy bulbs 
of the fancy-leaved section, and start in February or 
March, giving very little water at first. Take in 
before the first sign of frosts. When growth stops, 
dry off gradually and store in warm cellar; or better, 
take out of pots and pack in sand. Do not let them 
dry out enough to shrivel. 
Coleus—The best of all the gay colored foliage 
plants, but tender. To keep looking well in winter 
they must have plenty of warmth and sunlight. 
Root cuttings in August. They grow on very rap- 
idly. Make selections from the garden or a florist’s, 
as they come in a great variety of colors and mark- 
ings. 
Dracena—The best of all plants, outside the 
palms, for centers of vases, boxes and large pots. 
Small plants make very beautiful centers for fern 
dishes. The colored section need to be kept on the 
warm side. Give plenty of water in summer, but 
none on the leaves in winter, as it is apt to lodge in 
the leaf axils and cause trouble. 
Dracena (Cordyline)—Indivisa, with long, nar- 
row, recurved green leaves, is the one mostly used. 
The various colored sorts are described in most 
catalogues. 
Leopard Plant—Farfugium grande, better known 
as Leopard Plant, has handsome dark green leaves 
marked with yellow. It is of the easiest culture, 
