POPULAR WINDOW PLANTS AND THEIR 

 TREATMENT. 



ABUTILON. 



(FLOWERING MAPLE.) 



Abutilon, an ancient name of a plant analagous 

 to marsh-mallow, is now given to the well-known 

 Flowering Maple or Chinese Bell Flower, a native 

 of Brazil, Chili and New Holland. They are green- 

 house ever-green shrubs of easy culture, free 

 growing, attaining from two to six feet in height, 

 and bearing a profusion of pendulous, bell-shaped 

 flowers of various shades of white, straw, orange, 

 rose, scarlet and crimson. The flowers of many 

 varieties are exquisitely veined with contrasting 

 colors, and the foliage of some is mottled with a 

 bright golden yellow. 



SOIL, WATERING AND GENERAL CARE. 



A soil suitable is light sandy loam, not too rich, 

 as they will grow tall so rapidly as to lack the side 

 branches which are necessary to a symmetrical 

 shrub. 



They require a good supply of water, and pre- 

 fer a cool, moist atmosphere, as they will not 

 bloom in a hot, close room. 



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