OTHER DESIRABLE PLANTS 



In color they range from pure white to crim- 

 son, vermiHon, rose, and yellow. They are 

 among our best summer-flowering plants. 

 No collection ought to be without them. 



Gloxinias. — ^These plants have tubular 

 flowers of exceedingly rich colors. These 

 colors run through many shades of scarlet, 

 purple, and rose to pure white. Most of them 

 are marked most peculiarly with contrasting 

 colors. Some have a white throat, the ruffled 

 edges of them being broadly margined with 

 one or the other of the colors mentioned above. 

 Others have a dark throat, with white edges. 

 Some are spotted. The foliage of the plant is 

 very large. It will droop over the pot and 

 hide it, and from among it the flowers are sent 

 up in large numbers, when the plant is given 

 proper care. 



The Gloxinia should receive the same treat- 

 ment as advised for the Tuberous Begonia. 



Care should be taken, in watering, to see 

 that no drops fall and remain on the foliage. 

 Use a pot with a long spout, which will enable 

 you to apply water to the soil, under the foliage. 



We have no finer summer flowering plant. 



CoPROSMA. — ^This is a plant of recent intro- 

 duction, but its good qualities will make it a 



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