DECORATIVE 



Screw Pines are very interesting because of 

 their peculiar habits of growth. Their foliage 

 is sent up in spiral form, hence the name. 

 Each leaf has sharp teeth along its edges. 

 These point towards the tip of the leaf. You 

 can draw your hand up the leaf with perfect 

 impunity, but attempt to draw your hand down 

 it and you will find yourself impaled by scores 

 of needle-like points. Never subject the Pan- 

 danus to a low temperature and do not keep it 

 far from the light. 



Some of the Dracenas are easily grown in 

 the living-room. D. indivisa has long, narrow 

 foliage, so freely produced and so graceful in 

 its arrangement that it well deserves the popu- 

 lar name of " Fountain Plant." D. regina has 

 broad, curving leaves of dark green edged 

 with pure white, thick and leathery in texture. 

 The plant is compact and strong-growing. 

 The foliage is thickly set along its stalk, mak- 

 ing it extremely ornamental. To grow Dra- 

 cenas well, give them a light, spongy soil, well 

 drained, and never over-watered. Keep the 

 foliage clean by frequent showerings. If 

 aphides attack it, wash with an infusion of 

 sulpho-tobacco soap. 



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