ISO ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 



states that it grows in damp places where water is abundant so 

 there is no need to get water from it. Thus perishes another 

 cherished legend. R. guianensis from tropical South America is 

 a smaller plant. It is doing finely for me. They are among the 

 most striking plant productions of the world. 



Rhoeo discolor. A hothouse herb from Central America with 

 rather large, long, sheathing leaves which are crowded on the 

 short stem. They are deep, metallic green above, bright purple 

 below, are fine for rockeries, and may be grown in sunshine or 

 partial shade. It is tender. 



Richardia, Calla lilies. These are cultivated more or less 

 throughout the state, often as pot plants and occasionally in the 

 open as far south as Little River. 



Ruellia. R. formosa is an old favorite at the north, and here 

 it would probably flourish out of doors in a partly shaded place 

 in good soil. I have long grown it here in pots for its pretty 

 scarlet, funnel-shaped blossoms. R. makoyana has prettily 

 variegated leaves and carmine flowers, give it a moist, shaded 

 place. 



Russelia juncea is so perfectly at home in this vicinity that it is 

 running wild in places. It bears quantities of bright scarlet, 

 tubular flowers all the year. It is a native of Mexico and is 

 tender but if cut down with frost would spring up again. 



Sanchezia nobilis is a noble plant from Ecuador, with large, 

 shining leaves. The variety glaucophylla has pale yellow 

 margins along the veins and midrib. The flowers are attractive 

 enough to make it one of our most showy plants but it is very- 

 tender. 



Sanseviera. Attractive plants with thick and long radical 

 leaves which are variegated with white or yellowish. They all 

 increase by underground suckers with such rapidity that if once 

 turned loose they soon take possession. It is better to grow them 

 in pots. 



Saxifraga sarmentosa. Who among the old time cultivators of 

 house plants does not remember the dear "Strawberry Geranium" 

 which was grown as a basket plant? It is somewhat hardy but 

 has invariably failed with me. I presume it dislikes the lime in 

 the soil. 



