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HOUSE PLANTS 



Kaleidoscope) bear a profusion of small 

 fruits an inch to an inch and a half long. 

 They change from green to cream colour, 

 then yellow, and finally bright red, making 

 a happy combination with the lively green 

 leaves. After they have lost their beauty 

 throw them away, for it is no use to carry 

 them over to another year as they are easily 

 grown from seed, but if you take good care 

 of them, the fruits will last until February. 



An interesting pepper is the Tabasco, 

 from which the famous sauce of that name 

 is made. It grows about three feet high. 

 There is also a form of this called Coral 

 Gem, that grows only about one foot high, 

 and makes a handsome pot plant. The 

 fruits of both are exceedingly hot. 



ASPARAGUS IN BASKETS 



Asparagus Sprengeri is one of the very 

 best plants for hanging pots or baskets. 



It has woody stems two feet or more 

 long, which bear many sm.all, flat "leaves** 

 which are usually yellowish green. As it 

 weakens the plant to produce seeds it is 

 seldom allowed to fruit, but a well-fruited 

 specimen is certainly a beautiful sight. 



