FLOWERING and DECORATIVE HOUSE PLANTS 
House-plants have steadily increased in popularity during the past few years, and today play an important part in interior 
decorations. The conditions under which they must be grown are very trying, and success cannot be expected unless the 
plants used are particularly adapted for the purpose. The following list of plants contains many sorts selected with the idea 
of meeting these unfavorable conditions. 
Dracaena massangeana. Leaves green, 
with lighter stripes in center. Does 
well under average house conditions. 
Each Per 10 
3-inch pots.$0 35 $3 00 
6-inch pots. 75 6 50 
EPISCIA cupreata. An attractive flower¬ 
ing plant. Can be grown in pots or 
hanging-baskets. Its wrinkled and 
slightly hairy foliage is tinged with cop¬ 
per. Flowers scarlet. 
3-inch pots. 35 2 50 
ERANTHEMUM nervosum (Doeda 
cantbus; Blue Sage). A native in India, 
this compact, large-leaved plant grows 
2 to 4 feet high. Deep blue flowers are 
borne on dense, bracted spikes. 
Thrives on light, rich soil with 
plenty of sun and water. 
4-inch pots. 50 4 50 
FICUS elastica (Rubber Plant). This 
variety has large, roundish oblong 
leaves. A very desirable house- 
plant. 
6-inch pots. 1 00 9 00 
GARDENIA florida (Cape Jessamine). 
The well-known Gardenia of the South. 
Its dark, shiny foliage and white, sweet- 
scented flowers have made it a favorite 
for many years. 
Field-grown, Balled & Burlapped. 
12 to 18 inches. 75 6 00 
18 to 24 inches. 1 00 9 00 
2 to 3 feet. 1 75 15 00 
3 to 4 feet. 2 25 20 00 
veitchi. This fine variety has larger and 
more loosely built flowers than the 
original G. florida. Being a free 
bloomer, it has become the popular 
variety for forcing by northern 
florists. We feel sure you will like it. 
Sansevieria 
Gardenia veitchi 
ARALIA balfouriana. Upright-growing plant; 
rounded, coarsely toothed leaves, blotched 
white at margins. Grown in pots or out¬ 
doors in south Florida. Each Per 10 
4-inch pots.$0 50 $4 50 
ASPIDISTRA lurida. Most satisfactory for 
house conditions. Large, dark green leaves, 
variegata. Leaves striped green and 
white. Per 100 Per 1000 
Both varieties.$10 00 $70 00 
ARAUCARIA bidwilli. A beautiful, conifer¬ 
ous, evergreen tree with strong, pendulous 
branches from the ground up. Very pic¬ 
turesque and dtsirable as lawn specimens. 
Hardy in central Florida and similar lati¬ 
tudes. Each Per 10 
4-inch pots.$1 00 $9 00 
6-inch pots. 2 00 17 50 
BELOPERONE guttata (Corsican 
Shrimp Plant). An unusually attrac¬ 
tive flowering plant, suitable for pot- 
culture. Flowers two-lipped, white 
with purple spots, surrounded with 
salmon-red, scale-like bracts which 
lie along four sides of a 3- to 5-inch 
drooping spike. Flowers almost con¬ 
tinuously. Hardy in central and 
south Florida. 
2^-inch pots. 25 2 00 
DIEFFENBACHIA bausei. Suitable for pot- 
culture indoors or can be grown in the open 
in south Florida. Leaves a foot or more in 
length, 3 to 4 inches wide, yellowish green 
spotted with white. Each 
3- inch pots.$0 50 
4- inch pots. 1 00 
5- inch pots.. 1 50 
DRAC/ENA godseffiana. A n attractive va¬ 
riety with irregularly spotted leaves 
5 inches long and 2% inches wide. 
3- inch pots. 35 
6- inch pots. 75 
Each 
7- inch pots.$1 50 
8- inch pots. 2 00 
JACOBINIA coccinea (Cardinal’s Guard). A 
beautiful, showy, upright-growing peren¬ 
nial herb with broad, light green leaves to 
8 inches long. Plant often attains height of 
4 feet. Form similar to scarlet sage but 
flowers darker red. Fine for the flower 
border or planted in masses among the 
shrubbery. Each Per 10 
6-inch pots.$0 50 $4 50 
LIRIOPE muscari variegata. Very similar to 
Ophiopogon, both in growth habit and 
cultural requirements. The leaves are 
somewhat shorter and the flowers lilac. 
Medium clumps. 35 3 00 
Dracaena massangeana 
OPHIOPOGON jaburan vittata. In addition 
to its usefulness as a ground-cover and 
border plant, this variegated or striped 
form is a very satisfactory pot- or win¬ 
dow-box plant. Flowers white, slightly 
drooping. Each Per 10 
Clumps.$0 35 $3 00 
PANDANUS veitchi. One of the finest 
decorative plants, with sword-like, sharp- 
pointed, green foliage; striped with creamy 
white. 
4-inch pots. 75 6 50 
PEPEROMIA obtusifolia (Baby Rubber 
Plant). A popular, indoor plant. Compact, 
with leathery, dark green, oval leaves. 
2^-inch pots. 20 1 50 
3- inch pots. 35 3 00 
sandersi. Closely resembling Obtusifolia 
but with attractively striped leaves. 
2J^-inch pots. 35 3 00 
SAINTPAULIA ionantha and Blue 
Boy (African Violet). Satisfactory 
as a pot-plant, in window-boxes, or 
in the open if planted in shady spots. 
Deep violet. Hardy in south Florida. 
2^-inch pots. 25 2 00 
SANSEVIERIA. Leaves sword¬ 
shaped, dimly variegated with 
transverse bands of dark green and 
grayish white. Sansevierias are 
probably better adapted for grow¬ 
ing indoors than any other plant. 
laurenti. Has creamy yellow markings or 
bands along the leaf-margins. 
4- inch pots. 50 4 50 
Prices on larger sizes quoted on request. 
POINSETTIAS are among the most colorful 
subjects for use as Christmas decorations. 
25 cts. to $3. 
If you have available space, by all 
means have a garden of Azaleas. See 
pages 16 to 20. 
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