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for it will show its gratitude by richness and vigor of 

 foliage, and prove its right to a place in the list of our 

 best decorative plants. 



A. lurida variegata (Fig 37) — A beautiful form 

 of the above, with foliage striped with yellow and 



FIG 37 — ASPIDISTRA LURIDA VARIEGATA 



white. Some leaves will be half green, others nearly 

 all light colored, while many will be marked with 

 narrow stripes of yellow or white in a most picturesque 

 fashion. Quite as desirable as the type. 



