JANUARY 

 ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE PLANTS 



One who intends to get the most satisfaction from growing 

 plants 5n-doors cannot afford to neglect the many foliage 

 plants which are now available. In their beauty and grace 

 some of these appeal to us with as much force as the more 

 striking flowering plants, while on account of their ease of 

 culture and the fact that they need but little direct sunlight, 

 they fill a place that cannot be filled so well by any other 

 group of plants. 



Most of the desirable foliage plants may be purchased 

 when small for a few cents. Some of the commoner sorts 

 will be found at the local florist's and can be best purchased 

 there, but many of the varieties must be ordered from the 

 catalogues of the great seed houses, and it is well worth while 

 to try a few of these in order to develop the interest that is 

 always found in growing new things. Study the plant cata- 

 logues and the illustrations and select a few of the things 

 which seem most likely to please you and to be best adapted 

 to your conditions. 



Some of the best foliage plants may be grown from seed, 

 and wherever possible this is much the most satisfactory way. 

 For the interest in a plant which one has grown from the 

 seed is greater than in one bought from the florist. You 

 remember how Hawthorne described his garden in " Mosses 

 from an Old Manse/' and adds: "I used to visit and revisit 



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