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keep in a dry cellar through the winter, then bring to the light in the Spring 

 and they will start and grow well. 



Mr. B. S. Williams, an eminent English florist, in some remarks upon the sub 

 ject of ornamental plants, adds by way of caution, "a fact which should nevei 

 be lost sight of, is this : That all plants with soft woolly leaves are ill-adapted foi 

 this purpose, but those with thick coriaceous leaves are always preferable such 

 as Dractenas, Palms, Crotons, Anthurium, Aloes, Agaves and Ficuses, amongst 

 ornamental-leaved plants, and Amaryllids, Begonias, Epiphyllums, Acacias 

 Azaleas, Coronillas, Cyclamens, Salvias, and Statices among flowering plants. 



" The ornamental-leaved kinds should be taken into an outer room occasionally, 

 and have their leaves carefully sponged with warm water and soap, and stand 

 until dry before removing them again into position. This operation removes all 

 dust and dirt which may have accumulated, gives them a fresh and bright appear- 

 ance, and is of vital importance to their well being." 



He furnishes the following select list of plants eminently adapted for the 

 decoration of apartments: 



Ornamental-Leaved Plants. 



Agave Americana. 



" variegata. 

 Anthurium leuconeurum. 



" magnificum. 

 Aralia leptophylla. 

 " Sieboldii. 

 " reticulata. 

 Araucaria excelsa. 

 Aucuba japonica (vars). 

 Bambusa arundinacea. 

 Begonias (variegated). 

 Calamus asperrimus. 

 Caryota sobolifera. 

 Chamaedorea Arenbergii. 



" desmoncioides. 



Ernesti Augusti. 



" graminifolia. 



" Hartwegii. 



" Wendlandii. 



Chamaerops Fortunei. 



" humilis. 



Cocos australis. 

 Coleus (many varieties). 

 Croton angusti folium. 

 ** variegatum. 



Cyperus alternifoliusvariegatug. 

 Dracaena australis. 

 " Cooperi. 

 " ferrea. 

 " gracilis. 

 " indivisa lineata. 

 " terminalis. 

 Ficus elastica. 

 " religiosa. 

 Kentia sepida. 

 " Bauerii. 

 Latania borbonica 

 Lomatia silaifolia. 

 Morenia corallina. 

 Oreopanax dactylifolium. 

 Pandanus utilis. 

 Phoenix dactylifera. 

 Rhapis flabelliformis. 

 Sieforthea elegans. 

 Solanums (Weatherill's hybrids). 

 Yucca aloi folia variegata. 

 " filamentosa variegata 

 " quadricolor. 

 " Stokesii. 



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