OTHER DESIRABLE PLANTS 



develops into a plant of great dignity and 

 beauty. 



Ficus elastica variegata is a variety similar 

 to the ordinary Rubber Plant in all respects 

 but one. Its foliage is broadly and irregularly 

 marked with light green and yellow. Very 

 desirable by way of variety. 



Ageratum. — An annual highly prized in 

 the summer-garden, but equally as desirable 

 for winter-flowering. Its flowers are of a 

 dainty shade of lavender-blue. Young plants 

 can be obtained by breaking old ones apart. 

 This should be done in August, in order to 

 give them ample time to become established 

 in pots before it comes time to take them 

 indoors. 



Give the same soil in which they grew in the 

 garden. Six-inch pots will be large enough 

 for plants of ordinary size. Shower well to 

 prevent ravages of the red spider. 



Anthericum. — A very pretty plant for dec- 

 orative purposes. Its foliage, of which there 

 is a great profusion, is long and narrow — green, 

 edged with white, after the fashion of " Ribbon 

 Grass." This is an excellent plant for shady 

 locations. It has very pretty but not showy 

 flowers, borne in long spikes, well above the 



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