212 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



pink bloom. Both within a hundred feet of each 

 other, parents and their children, but living in 

 different soils, and consequently bearing different 

 colored blooms. 



For Saint Patrick's Day, and for other occa- 

 sions, white Carnations may be given a rim or 

 fringe of bright green by steeping the stems of the 

 flowers in ammonia. 



Calla Lilies and Amaryllis may be had in bloom 

 at least three times a year instead of only once, 

 if when through blooming, the plants are grad- 

 ually deprived of water, finally left laying on their 

 sides in the shade to rest awhile and later brought 

 in again, water supplied gradually and started 

 into new growth. It is a mistake, after the plants 

 have bloomed, to leave them in the sunlight and 

 to continue watering them as before; they need a 

 rest. 



Cactus plants from the Mexican border or from 

 the arid west, some of them, make interesting pot 

 plants for other sections of the country, and it is 

 an interesting fact that you could stick one of 

 them on a fence paling and there it would still live 

 for five years at least, and possibly for a much 

 longer period. They will stand all sorts of neglect 

 and abuse. 



The Sanseveria is another excellent pot plant 

 for dark halls, cool bed rooms and places where 

 there is little or no sunlight. The long swordlike 



