236 Gardening Under Glass 



nilla magnifica is a beautiful plant, carrying big 

 pendulous racemes of wax-pink flowers. It likes 

 a peaty compost, and enjoys a high temperature. 

 The Ixias make splendid bush plants; I. Colesii, 

 Williamsii, coccininea superba, and Fraserii are 

 all fine sorts. Allamanda Williamsii, a dwarf 

 flowering variety, makes a plant of great value 

 for decorative purposes in the house. Gardenia 

 florida, Pancratium fragrans, and Gloriosa su- 

 perba are another good trio. 



For suspending in })asket from roof netting, 

 nothing adds so much to the picturesqueness of 

 a stove house as Nepenthes, or Pitcher Plants, as 

 they are more commonly termed. Osmunda 

 fern fibre, charcoal, and plenty of sphagnum 

 moss grows these plants to perfection. They 

 require frequent syringing overhead, and revel 

 in a close, moist atmosphere. Good varieties 

 are Amesiana, Hookeri, Chelsoni. 



Colored-leaved plants are so numerous that 

 but a few of the more striking can be named. 

 Fancy Caladiums should not be overlooked. 

 They are summer plants and are to be dried off 

 in the fall. They are ideal plants for window 

 boxes in the summer. Crotons contain a won- 

 derful assortment of forms and colorings. A 

 few of the specially good ones are Queen Victoria, 

 Eclipse, Duke of Connaught, Golden Ring, Lord 



