WINDOW PLANTS 153 



SAXIFRAGA SARMENTOSA (Mother of Thou- 

 sands) may often be seen growing and 

 flowering freely in the most smoky parts of 

 our larger towns, and is an excellent plant 

 for such situations. The bundles of hairy 

 leaves, veined white, and pretty slender 

 runners render the plant a favourite with cul- 

 tivators. Its requirements in the way of soil 

 and management are simple. 



The variegated leaved NEPETA GLE- 

 CHOMA, of trailing habit and with highly 

 aromatic silvery variegated leaves, also finds 

 favour with the dwellers in the slums of 

 London. 



ECHEVERIA METALLICA GLAUCA should 

 also be included amongst the best of window 

 plants where smoke and soot abound; which 

 may also be said of Mesembryanthemam 

 cordifolium variegatum, both useful plants 

 and of simple requirements. 



No doubt one of the best plants for the 

 town window indeed, for internal decoration 

 of any kind is the well known Aspidistra 

 lurid a variegata. Its powers of withstanding 



