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prettily marbled with cream color. It has a large, 

 bell-shaped flower of a peculiar greenish-blue. It grows 

 well in ordinary soil, and requires only a moderate 

 amount of moisture. It must be given a good-sized 

 pot to insure proper development. 



FIG 42 — ARTISTICALLY ARRANGED HAY WiNJOiV 



The Passion Floiver 



Of late, this class of flowers has become very 

 popular. Some years ago a white variety, called Con- 

 stance Eliott, was introduced, and attractively illus- 

 trated in most of the florists' catalogs, and the 

 advertisement thus given this particular variety of 

 the Passiflora family has resulted in an increased 

 demand for most other varieties. They are all rapid 

 growers, with large and attractive foliage. I do not 



