mass of roots. 
FarruGIuM GRANDE, 
FARFUGIUM. 
Grande. Mr. Eben. E. Rexford writes 
expressly for this book the following 
cultural note : 
“This plant is extremely ornamental 
when well grown. Its large circular leaves, 
eften nearly a foot across, thickly spotted 
with creamy-white and yellow, make it 
wonderfully striking and effective for room 
decoration. It likes a soil of loam and 
mucky matter, half and half, with a good 
deal of water, Ample provision, however, 
should be made for drainage, as standing 
water about its roots often results in disease, 
which causes the loss of most of its foliage. 
Once a month apply a fertilizer, as it isa 
gross feeder when allowed to have its way. 
It is never satisfactory if restricted as to 
food. Keep it in the shade. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
FITTONIA. 
Elegant trailing plants, with handsome 
variegated foliage; most useful in the con- 
servatory for planting on surface of pots or 
tubs containing specimen plants. 
Argyroneura. Vivid green, with net- 
work of pure white veins. 25 cts. each. 
Verschaffeltii. Bronzy green with pink 
variegation. 25 cts. each. 
FUCHSIA Ss. Fucusta. 
Well known favorites for planting out in 
partially shaded positions during the summer or for early spring-flowering 
im the window or greenhouse. The following is a selection of the finest 
varieties. Those marked with a ‘‘*’’ are double-flowering. 
Black Prince. Bright waxy-carmine, pink corolla. 
Charles Blanc. Sepals dark red, corolla rosy amaranth, 
*EIm City. Sepals rich crimson with very full, deep purple corolla. 
Lieut. Mauritz. White sepals and rosy-red corolla. 
Lustre. White tube and sepals, bright crimson-scarlet corolla, 
Marinka. Coral-red tube and sepals; corolla carmine. 
Minnesota. Tube and sepals light pink; corolla violet-purple. 
*Mrs. Gladstone. White corolla with coral-red sepals. 
*Phenomenal. ‘Tube and sepals coral-red, corolla very large, of a bright 
violet-purple. 
*Rose Phenomenal. Rosy-red tube and sepals, rosy-lilac corolla. 
Speciosa. Pale-red tube and sepals, dark red corolla. 
*White Phenomenal. Rosy-red tube and sepals, white corolla. 
Price: 10 cts. each; $1.00 per-doz. Set of 12 for $1.00. 
GENISTA. 
Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producingits fragrant, 
bright, golden-yellow flowers in the preatest profusion. As a window 
plant of easiest culture it is unsurpassed. Especially desirable for Easter 
decoration. First size, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz,; second size, 30 cts. 
each; $3.00 per doz. 
CARDEN += GREENHOUSE PLANTS || 
FICUS (Rubber Plant), 
Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. Mr. Eben. R. Rexford gives the 
following directions for its culture, written especially for this book: 
‘«The Ficus is a plant that will do well if given half a chance. Give it a good 
soil, a liberal amount of root room, and frequent applications of some good fer- 
tilizer after the pot is pretty well filled with roots, and it ought not only to make 
a strong growth, but to keep growing most of the time. When the plant stands 
entirely still it is either because it has extracted all the nutriment from the soil, or 
because the pot is so packed with roots that there is no room for further develop- 
ment, Generally it is a combination of both these conditions. 
“«Sometimes the old leaves ripen and fall out. This is a process of nature, 
therefore it does not indicate that there is anything wrong with the plant. If 
the old ones fall without new ones coming to take their places, it is almost always 
safe to conclude that the plant is starved, or does not get as much water as it 
needs, This is frequently the case when the pot is filled with an almost solid 
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“‘To grow this plant well give it a soil of rich loam. Keep it well watered, 
and shift it to a larger-sized pot about once a year. As long as its new leaves 
are of good size and substance it will not be necessary to use strong applications 
of fertilizer, but as soon as they begin to diminish in size, or lack in healthy color, 
feed it well. 4-inch pot, 10 inches high, 50 cts. each; 5-inch pot, 15 inches 
high, 75 cts. each; 6-inch pot, 24 inches high, $1.00 each. 
Altissima. In general appearance and 
habit similar to F. Elastica, but with 
smaller dark green, glossy foliage, with 
white veins, 50 cts. each. 
Lutescens (JMistletoe Fig). Interesting 
on account of its bearing at each leaf axil 
a small fig, which, at first green, changes 
to a pale yellow; the dark green foliage is 
small, the whole plant reminding one of a 
branch of mistletoe. An excellent subject 
for the window garden. 25 cts. each. 
Parcelli. Large, deep-green leaves, mar- 
bled with white; a pretty plant for the 
warm conservatory. 60 cts. each. 
Repens. A trailing or creeping variety, with 
small foliage; useful for baskets, covering 
greenhouse walls, etc. 15:cts. each. 
GARDENIA FLORIDA. 
(Cape Jessamine.) 
Beautiful greenhouse evergreen shrubs, 
with delightfully fragrant, pure white, waxy 
flowers, blooming from May to July. 
EACH. PER DCZ. 
FirrontA ARGYRONEWRA, 
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