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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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RiCHARDIA ALKA. 



is also a good house and window plant, in fact, 

 like the Sanseveria Zeylandica it seems 

 to thrive in a window or dwelling- house 

 much better than in a greenhouse or conserv- 

 atory. It is a well-known fact that better 

 specimens of the two last named plants can 

 be seen in cottage windows than can usually 

 be found in the best equipped greenhouses or 

 conservatories. Both of these are ideal 

 plants for the house or window, whether in 

 a sunny or shaded position. The Farfugi- 

 um, however likes a liberal supply of water, 

 whilst the Sanseveria should be given water 

 very seldom, only once in every two or three 

 weeks will suffice, unless the atmosphere of 

 the room is very dry, when a more frequent 

 application can be given it. The Sel- 



aginella emeliana is also a pretty little dwarf 

 growing plant for the window, succeeding 

 best in a position not fully exposed to the 

 sun. 



The spotted calla (Richardia alba) will 

 succeed well in a window where very little 

 sunshine comes, its long arrow-like leaves, 

 with numerous short stripes and spots of 

 pure white on its otherwise deep green 

 foliage, makes it a plant deserving of special 

 notice for the window. Dry bulbs of this 

 spotted callasecurednowand planted in a 4 or 

 5 inch pot willmakenice plants before spring. 

 These, like the common calla or Richardia 

 Ethiopica, do not like their roots to become 

 dry when in a growing state. 



Very few geraniums succeed in a window 



