PLANTS For. HANGING BASKETS IO3 



ing that care is needed in using them, as they deaden any 

 other colour near them. Tropceolums, with the exception of 

 T. speciosum^ should have plenty of sunlight, and the soil 

 should not be very rich or very moist, otherwise they tend to 

 produce few flowers as compared with the amount of foliage. 

 Zebrina pendula. — This plant, which in some cata- 

 logues appears as Tradescantia zebrina^ owes its name to the 

 zebra-like white stripes on the green leaves and to its 

 pendulous habit. It is grown for its foliage rather than for 

 its flowers, but because of its common use as a basket plant 

 it is included here. A native of Mexico, it is not hardy, and 

 in winter it should be kept fairly warm, or at any rate safe 

 from frost. In other respects it is easy to manage. It is 

 sometimes employed to cover the soil in large pots or tubs. 

 Cuttings can be struck at almost any time. Indeed, when 

 the shoots lie on moist soil they usually emit roots at the 

 joints, and can then be taken off and planted. 



