STOVE PLANTS 



603 



NAME. 



SEASON OF 

 FLOWERING. 



REMARKS. 



Dracaena . 



Eranthemum neivosum 

 (pulchellum) 



Eucharis amazonica . 



Winter 



Various 



Fittonia . 



Gardenia florida and var. 

 radicans 



Gloriosa superba 



Gloxinia . , . 



Maranta arundinacea 



Early Spring 

 and Summer 



Summer 



Early Summer 



Ornamental foliage plants, of value for 

 house decoration. Propagate by 

 " ringing," that is, mossing the tops, 

 and removing them when rooted, as 

 with Crotons. Similar culture to that 

 advised for the latter. D. amabilis, 

 D. Baptistii, D. sanderiana, D. gol- 

 dieana, D. Lord Wolseley, D. ignea, 

 D. The Sirdar, D. Eckhautei, &c. 



A valuable winter-flowering plant; flowers 

 bright blue, and freely produced over 

 a long period. Easily propagated 

 from cuttings in spring ; loamy soil. 



Charming bulbous plant, bearing ra- 

 cemes of pure white pendulous flowers 

 often two and three times in one year. 

 Several bulbs (four or five) should be 

 placed in a xo-inch pot, and, until 

 the pot becomes full of roots, water 

 sparingly. When well rooted they 

 enjoy plenty of manure water, and 

 must be well shaded to preserve the 

 dark green of the leaves. 



Dwarf, semi-creeping plants, with beauti- 

 fully marked leaves ; very useful for 

 furnishing an edging to the stove 

 staging. F. argyroneura (silver 

 leaved) and F. Verschaffeltii (red 

 veined leaves) are the two best. 



Shrubs bearing deliciously-scented pure 

 white flowers. Propagate by cuttings 

 taken with a heel of the old wood 

 attached, in January. Succeed best 

 when planted in a well-drained bed 

 of loam containing plenty of coarse 

 sand. A lower temperature is essen- 

 tial when growth is finished. Young 

 plants flower more freely than old ones. 



A niberous climber, producing curious 

 showy flowers of a rich orange and 

 red, and prettily crisped. Little 

 water is required until the annual 

 growths are fairly vigorous. After 

 the flowers fade, gradually withhold 

 water, and keep the soil quite dry in 

 winter. 



Indispensable tuberous flowering plants. 

 The tubers are placed singly in 

 well -drained 4$ or 6 -inch pots, 

 according to their size, in a rich, 

 leafy soil, in January and Febru- 

 ary. Plenty of water is necessary 

 when the plants are well rooted. 

 Gradually dry off when the flowers 

 are over, and winter in a warm house, 

 turning the pots on their sides. 

 Handle very carefully, as the leaves 

 break easily. 



This plant has beautifully variegated 

 leaves, pale green and creamy white. 

 Likes a soil not too rich, and must 



