MISCELLANEOUS DECORATIVE PLANTS 165 



New Zealand Flax 



Phormium tenax — New Zealand Flax. Long, 

 stiff foliage like that of the Swamp Flag. P. variega- 

 tum is striped with pale yellow and white. Both fine 

 plants for vases in summer. 



FIG 41 — THE SCREW PINE 



Vriesia 



Vriesia splendens — A most peculiar plant, with 

 broad, thick foliage of light green, with brown bars 

 across the leaf. Flowers yellow, set in bracts of rich 

 scarlet, which retain their color for a long time. A 

 very striking plant in all ways, and one well adapted to 

 culture in a dry atmosphere. 



