62 Milady's House Plants 



Araucaria excelsa 



The Norfolk Island Pine is an evergreen Pine tree 

 and, as before stated, in its native home in the 

 Southern Pacific it grows into forest tree proportions. 

 It is sometimes, although erroneously, called "The 

 Monkey Tree," or the "Monkey Puzzle," which name 

 really belongs to another member of the Araucaria 

 family. Whether it is because this plant is a Pine 

 and the popular fallacy is that a Pine will grow in 

 the shade, or because it is fern-Hke in its branches 

 and so should have the -treatment of a fern, is diffi- 

 cult to say. At any rate, it is generally relegated to 

 the darkest corner of the room during the darkest 

 months of the year and when after a valiant struggle 

 it gives up the fight, is returned to the florists' hands 

 in the spring classified as "not a very hardy plant." 



Anthericum 



Is a very pretty and hardy little variegated plant 

 which has the habit of forming pendant shoots which 

 again produce little baby plants at intervals. Placed 

 in a hanging pot or on a bracket where these can hang 

 down, it makes an interesting house plant. 



Tradescantia 



The Wandering Jew, last but not least ! Everyone 

 knows and appreciates this hardy, quick-growing, 

 trailing plant. Although very soon becoming shabby, 

 its youth and beauty may be quickly renewed by 

 rooting the tips of shoots and throwing away the old 

 plant. For hanging baskets, brackets, or edges of 

 window boxes, it is invaluable. 



