DECORATIVE 



variety. Nephrolepis Piersonii has the leaflets 

 of the frond divided in such a manner that each 

 becomes a miniature frond. These give the 

 plant a heavy, rich foliage which is extremely 

 beautiful. The fronds are shorter than those 

 of the parent variety and of more upright 

 habit. N. Fosteriana has the same division 

 of pinnse, but its leaflets are narrow and long, 

 instead of short and wide, like those of N. 

 Piersonii. This peculiarity gives it an ex- 

 tremely light and dainty effect, and especially 

 so because its fronds are long and drooping. 

 Both are beautiful. Which is most so it would 

 be impossible to say, because tastes differ. See 

 either of them, and you will be sure to want 

 them. Give them the same treatment advised 

 for the Boston Fern. 



Begonias have heretofore been considered 

 better adapted to window-garden culture than 

 as plants for general decoration, but the in- 

 troduction of several new varieties has enlarged 

 our list of desirable ornamental plants and 

 gives us some strikingly beautiful ones. One 

 of the best of these is Manicata aurea varie- 

 gata. It has large, thick foliage, heavily 

 blotched and splashed with pale yellow on a 

 dark-green ground. No two leaves on a large 



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