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HOUSE PLANTS 



variety. There are other varieties of this 

 veiy desirable begonia that have been intro- 

 duced recently. They are all sports and 

 vary only in the color of the flower. 



FUCHSIAS FOR THE PORCH 



The lady's ear drops (Fuchsia) has been 

 one of the most popular house plants for 

 years. It is an easily grown plant, is a 

 fast grower, will remain in bloom for several 

 months during the winter, and does not need 

 to be grown in the sun. A north window 

 has sufficient light for its development. 

 Very shapely plants can be grown without 

 much difficulty. All that is necessary is 

 a little pinching and the plant must be 

 frequently turned so that all sides will have 

 an equal amount of light. 



The charm of the fuchsia is in its flowei^s. 

 The most common one, F. speciosa, has a long, 

 white, or creamy white, calyx tube, one to one 

 and a quarter inches long, with four narrow, 

 pointed lobes. The petals are red. There 

 are many forms of this, both single and 

 double, the chief point of difference being 

 the colour, which varies to flowers having 

 red calyx tubes and red to purple petals. 



