FOLIAGE PLANTS IN POTS 



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that are nearly hardy — C. australis (which grows in the open 

 air in Devonshire and Cornwall to the height of 20 ft. or 

 more, the straight stem surmounted by a large tuft of palm- 



FiG. 52. — Cordyline. 



like leaves) ; and C. tndivisa, of which there are several finely 

 coloured varieties. Large specimens can be grown in quite 

 small pots, provided that they have plenty of water in summer, 

 and are frequently syringed. In winter, except in a high 

 temperature, they should be kept fairly dry. When they 

 get bare at the bottom, they should be treated as described 



