ON ROOM PLANTS. 



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Fig. 506. — JrB^A spectabilts. 



piilchrd)^ ArchoritophcEfiix Cunninghainiana {Seaforthia elegans ; 

 Ptychosperma Cumiifighamiana)^ Sahal Adansonii^ S. Blackburn- 

 iana (S. timbraculifera)^ 



Jubcea spectabilis (Fig. 506), 

 Nan?iorhops KiUhieana, 

 and most of the Arecas. 

 One frequently 

 sees the dwarf and 

 graceful Geonoma 

 gracilis in rooms, 

 butitis ill-adapted 

 for such a pur- 

 pose, and had 

 better be omitted 

 from the list. 



The window 

 offers the best 

 position for growing them, 

 as Palms are lovers of light. 

 Here they will succeed if 

 bought in summer, as they 

 should be, and treated 

 on the lines elsewhere 

 laid down, as regards watering and until severe frosts are 

 expected. They should then be removed from the window each 



evening, and 

 be placed in 

 a part of 

 the room out 

 of the reach 

 of frosts. In 

 addition to 

 the covering 

 already 

 noted, it may 

 be advisable 

 to enclose 

 the pots in a 

 warm frost- 

 proof mate- 

 rial like felt.. 



Next to 

 Palms, the 

 Aspidistras 

 are the most 

 popular foli- 

 age plants. A. liLrida, A. /. variegata, and A. elatior (Fig. 507) 

 are the kinds used for room decoration, and there are no 



Fig. 507. — Aspidistra elatior. 



