FOLIAGE PLANTS IN POTS 



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with fern-like foliage. It is a popular room plant, and needs 

 only protection from frost in winter. It grows in time to 

 the height of about 5 ft. If it is then too tall, cuttings 

 can be taken and rooted. With ordinary care in watering, 



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Fig. 54. — Grevillea robusta. 



repotting when necessary, and cleansing from dust, it retains 

 its lower leaves fairly well ; but if neglected, it is sure to 

 become " leggy." 



Kochia tricophilla (Mock Cypress). — This plant is 

 merely an annual, but a very fine one. If pinched back 

 occasionally, it forms a dense mass of feathery green leaves. 



