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HOUSE PLANTS 



The best results, however, will be had from 

 spring struck cuttings. The abutilon is so 

 easily grown that the old plants may 

 be thrown away as soon as they get 

 ungainly, and new plants started. They 

 can be kept small enough for the window, 

 however, if occasionally cut back. 



The best yellow-flowered plant for early 

 winter bloom is the yellow flax (Reinwardtia 

 trigyna, but almost always spoken of among 

 gardeners as Linum trigynuni). The plants 

 grow nine inches to a foot high, and are 

 quite symmetrical. The bright yellow flowers 

 are from one to one and a quarter inches 

 across, and stand out in sharp contrast 

 against the beautiful dark green foliage. 



The yellow flax is not a difl^icult plant to 

 grow if one can give it a night temperature 

 of 55 or 60 degrees, and lots of sunlight; 

 it will not succeed in windows having but 

 few or no direct rays from the sun. If 

 you wish to grow your own plants, it is 

 easily done. They can be raised from seed, 

 or from cuttings. Make cuttings from the 

 growths which start from the base of the 

 plants; cuttings taken from top growths 

 have a tendency to flower prematurely. 



