HOUSE AND GARDEN 
320 
November, 1912 
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BRUNSWICK PLANTS ARE IN THE HOMES OF 
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regular shrubs, these “little trees” have a 
beauty and charm of their own that noth¬ 
ing else can supplant. Golden Japan 
cypress ( R.etinispora plumosa aurea ); 
dwarf golden Chinese arbor vitce {Thuya 
Orientalis aurea nana ) ; Retinispora Fifi- 
fera aurea, of a beautiful drooping habit, 
tipped with golden; and dwarf Japan 
cedar ( Cryptomeria Japonica Lobbi com- 
pacta ) are all exceptionally beautiful and 
well worth cherishing as choice specimens. 
Many of the dwarf shrubs are very use¬ 
ful in flowering beds, as distinct from the 
“shrubbery border” where they can be 
given especial attention, and the individual 
beauty of the flowers can be seen. The 
well-known hardy azaleas are the most 
beautiful of these. The small deutzias, 
spiraea Anthony Waterer, the new crim¬ 
son “Walluf,” and Thunbergii, “the Gar¬ 
land Flower” ( Daphne Cneorum ) and D. 
Fioniana, and the “lily of the valley” 
shrub {Andromeda), are among the best 
for this purpose. 
Five House Plants That Are Worth 
Growing 
{Continued from page 297) 
ing kinds, the former being much the bet¬ 
ter for room culture. As the flowers are 
borne on new wood the plant should have 
its top sheared into a round head after 
blooming, which will likewise help to 
maintain its shape. If, however, you hesi¬ 
tate to use the shears, at least remove all 
the persistent parts of the withered 
flowers. Should the plant need repotting, 
the proper time to do this is right after 
blooming, and it were best to have the re¬ 
potting done by some reliable florist, but 
should you desire to do this yourself you 
may mix your soil as follows: One-half 
good leaf mold and the remaining half of 
equal parts of sharp sand and fibrous 
loam. Use a pot exactly one size larger 
than the old one. While in flower do not 
place the plant in strong sunlight, as this 
hastens the dropping of the blossoms, but 
at all times provide plenty of fresh air 
and light. When through blossoming, 
sprinkle the foliage rather frequently, give 
it a cool, airy place where some sunlight 
may reach the plant, but do not attempt 
forcing, as the plant needs a period of 
rest and will not again bloom until next 
year. 
Of those splendid house plants, the be¬ 
gonias, we shall concern ourselves at 
present with only the fibrous rooted or 
winter flowering group. There are, how¬ 
ever, two other groups, one comprising 
the indoor foliage plants and the other 
containing bedding plants, but neither of 
these will interest us here. The indoor 
bloomers demand plenty of pot-room and 
rich soil. As repotting must be done 
rather often it will be well to prepare suf¬ 
ficient good soil to last for some time, 
consisting of three parts loam, one part 
thoroughly rotted manure and one part 
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