THE INDOOR GARDEN 87 



perennially popular house-plant. Without 

 doubt the best winter Begonia is the exquisite 

 Gloire de Lorraine, which produces an abun- 

 dance of pink flowers above its attractive 

 waxen green foliage. It will thrive in a tem- 

 perature as low as 65 degrees F. The Gloire 

 de Scealux is another beautiful pink Begonia. 

 The Rex Begonia is the most popular indoor 

 foliage plant, if we except the Boston Fern. 



THE CARE OF HOUSEPLANTS 



Although it is true that nearly all house- 

 plants are subject to visitations of injurious 

 insects, and to plant diseases, these enemies of 

 the window garden can easily be overcome if 

 you will give some little study to the matter 

 in order to learn what foes are the most for- 

 midable and how to deal with them. Indeed, 

 success at indoor gardening is greatly depend- 

 ent upon knowledge of this sort, which every 

 one may easily obtain by heeding the follow- 

 ing hints and suggestions, and by carefully ex- 

 amining every plant in the window from time 

 to time in order to note the first appearance 

 of its foes. 



