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bly found in the living room. Another great difficulty in the use of tlieMaranta 

 is the too great eagerness to display in the window ; the leaves being large, reach 

 out and touch the window pane. When cooled with the touch they become at 

 once of sickly look, turn yellow, and are greatly disfigured. They must be 

 kept away from all 

 cool winter air, and 

 thrive best in a hot, 

 moist location. Do 

 not let the leaves rest 

 or lie upon anything. 

 The Maranta rosca 

 picta is one of the 

 most exquisite of this 

 class, and to those 

 who have conserva- 

 tories, where it can 

 temporarily be re- 

 moved to and from 

 the parlor, it will be 

 well worth keeping. 



The Poinsettia pul- 

 clierima. 



No plant o f the 

 present day has so 

 striking a flower or is 

 better capable for 

 Parlor Ornament than 

 this. It is not a plant 

 for continuous room 

 culture, but only for 

 temporary purposes, 

 being quite tender, 

 needing a tempera- 

 ture of 75, and even 

 at night not below 60. For vases, for dinner tables, for floral decorations of 

 some Etagere, or to be placed in front of a handsome looking glass, it will al- 

 ways be of more than ordinary merit. 



The Gymnostacliyum Verscli&ffeltii, is very suitable for vases, ai.d in our illus- 

 tration, Fig. 3, is used in a handsome silver stand and glass bowl as a decoration 

 for the table. 



Caladiums. 



The variegated Caladiums are very desirable for decoration, for, besides their 

 gracefulness, they will well endure the transition from the green house to a warm 



Fig. 10. Dracaeua terminalis. 



