ORNA3IENTAL PLANTS. Ill 



the ground; the flower spikes rise one to two feet high ; the 

 flowers are a pale pink color, of no great beauty ; hardy. 



Sedum carneiim variegatum. — A very compact low- 

 growing plant with small, beautiful variegated leaves ; 

 suitable foi- the outside of groups ; tender. 



Wigandia caracasan (see fig. 19). — This is a noble- 

 looking plant from South America. It grows six to eight 

 feet high, with dark-green leaves, two to three feet long 

 and eighteen inches broad. The plant is of very easy cul- 

 ture, and may be propagated from seed or from dividing 

 the roots. It requires protection in winter, and should be 

 taken up in the fall, the stem cut ofi*, and the root put away 

 in soil, either in a warm room or cellar. 



