106 PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE. 



Alyssum dentatum variegatum, foliage, green and 

 white, with fragrant flowers of pure white. 



Alternanthera spathulata, lanceolate leaves of pink and 

 crimson. 



Pyrethrum, Golden Feather, fern-like foliage, golden 

 yellow. 



For the drooping plants : 



Maurandia Barclayana, white or purple flowers. 



Vinca elegantissima aurea, foliage, deep green, netted 

 with golden yellow ; flowers, deep blue. 



Cerastium tomentosum, foliage, downy white ; flowers, 

 white. 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus, flowers, light blue, profuse. 



Solanum jasminoides variegatum, foliage, variegated; 

 flowers, white, with yellow anthers. 



Geranium peltatum elegans, a variety of the Ivy-leaved, 

 with rich, glossy foliage, and beautiful mauve-colored 

 flowers. 



Panicum variegatum, a procumbent grass from New 

 Caledonia, of graceful habit of growth, with beautiful va- 

 riegated foliage, striped white, carmine, and green. One 

 of the most valuable plants for baskets or vases that has 

 been recently introduced. It requires a plenty of heat. 

 Fig. 47 inadequately represents it, as it was taken from a 

 very inferior specimen. 



In setting the plants in the hanging baskets, a layer of 

 moss, at least an inch in depth should be spread over the 

 bottom and sides, so that the water may be held and 

 prevented from washing through. 



To have the plants bloom freely, they should be hung 

 where they will be exposed to the sun at least two or 

 three hours each day, and in dry weather copiously 

 watered daily. If the surface of the basket between the 

 plants is covered with moss, it will prevent the earth 



