N ot every plant 
from the garden 
o r greenhouse 
will endure the condi- 
tions of the living- 
rooms of our houses and 
DECORATIVE PLANTS 
CHRISTMAS POSSIBILITIES THAT WILL BEST 
Coco Palm (Cocos Weddeliana) . 
Perhaps the most graceful of the whole 
Palm family. It has a profusion of arch- 
ing fronds of deep green, lighter beneath, 
succeeds well indoors if watered regularly 
The Dragon plants 
(Dracaena) are famil- 
iar, because of their 
colored leaves. The 
red D. terminalis is a 
popular Christmas 
plant. D. Massange- 
ana, shown here, has 
broader leaves, green 
striped yellow in the 
centre 
The Brake Ferns 
(Pteris) are leathery, 
although thin, and 
endure hard usage. 
Forms of the Cretan 
Brake are numerous. 
The one shown, Pteris 
cretica Rivertoniana, 
is one of the modern 
improvements 
The Holly Fern 
(Cyrtomium falca- 
tum) is well named 
and has shiny thick 
leaves. The variety 
Rochfordianum 
shown here is more 
crested than the. 
original type 
The variegated Pineapple. 
Yellow with green central 
stripes, it is always an object 
of interest to the curious, es- 
pecially when it fruits 
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