FLOWERING AND DECORATIVE PLANTS 
Decorative 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. 
Gardenia veitchi 
AGLAONEMA commutatum (Chinese 
Evergreen). Beautiful indoor plants with 
long, thick, green foliage, usually mottled 
lighter green. Very effective and attractive. 
A warm-climate plant. Each 
4-inch pots.$0 35 
ARALIA balfouriana. Upright-growing 
plant; rounded, coarsely toothed leaves, 
blotched white at margins. Grown in pots 
or outdoors in south Florida. Each Per 10 
3- inch pots.$0 30 $2 50 
4- inch pots. . 50 4 50 
5- inch pots. 75 6 50 
ARDISIA crenulata. Compact, evergreen 
shrub with thick, dark green foliage and 
bright red berries in winter. Resembles 
American holly but is very dwarf in habit 
of growth. Excellent for shady places and 
also as a pot-plant for Christmas. 
4- inch pots. 75 6 50 
5- inch pots. 1 00 8 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 
AUCUBA japonica. This shrub, with its 
stout, round, green branches and rich, dark 
green, coarsely toothed leaves, is so hardy 
that it may be grown in the open as far 
north as Washington, D. C. It is one of the 
best shrubs for shady locations. Since it is 
a slow grower it should have a rich, moist, 
well-drained soil for satisfactory results. 
Each 
4-inch pots.$0 50 
6-inch pots. 75 
BELOPERONE guttata (Corsican Shrimp 
Plant). An unusually attractive flowering 
plant, suitable for pot-culture, also outdoor 
planting in Florida. 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 continuously. Each 
3- inch pots.$0 30 
4- inch pots. 50 
5- inch pots. 75 
CLERODENDRUM thomsonae. A twin¬ 
ing evergreen plant with long, ovate leaves 
and small flowers which have a white calyx 
and brilliant crimson tips. For pot-culture, 
except in the South. Each Per 10 
2^j-inch pots.$0 30 $2 50 
4-inch pots. 50 4 50 
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 
DR AC/ENA godseffiana. A very attrac¬ 
tive variety with smooth, glossy green 
leaves irregularly dotted with white. It 
stands house temperatures remarkably well. 
2J^-inch pots. 35 
4-inch pots. 50 
EPISCIA cupreata. An attractive flower¬ 
ing plant. Can be grown in pots or hang¬ 
ing-baskets. Its wrinkled and slightly 
hairy foliage is tinged with copper. Flow¬ 
ers scarlet. Each Per 10 
3-inch pots.$0 35 $2 50 
ERANTHEMUM nervosum ( Doedalacan- 
thus; 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 
6-inch pots. 75 
EUCHARIS amazonica. A lovely bulbous 
plant from Colombia. Leaves broad, about 
12 inches long, ribbed. Flowers pure white, 
cupped, somewhat resembling narcissus, in 
clusters of two to six on stems 1 to 2 feet 
long. Fine for cut-flowers. Each 
4- inch pots. .SO 75 
5- inch pots. 1 00 
FICUS elastica (Rubber Plant). This va¬ 
riety has large, roundish oblong leaves. A 
very desirable house-plant. Each Per 10 
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 flow¬ 
ers 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. . 175 15 00 
3 to 4 feet. 2 25 20 00 
veitchi. This fine variety is the one used 
for greenhouse forcing. Its pure white, 
wax-like flowers are perfectly formed and 
it ranks in popularity with the camellia 
for boutonnidres. 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. See page 24. 
MALPIGHIA coccigera. A very attractive, 
low-growing, well-branched evergreen 
shrub, with an abundance of oval, prickly 
dark green foliage and clusters of small, 
distinctive white flowers. Both foliage and 
flowers are shining and look as if varnished. 
Well suited to border uses and for indi¬ 
vidual specimens. Each Per 10 
3- inch pots. $0 40 $3 50 
4- inch pots.. 60 5 00 
OPHIOPOGON jaburan vittata. In addi¬ 
tion to its usefulness as a ground-cover and 
border plant, this variegated or striped 
form is a very satisfactory pot- or window- 
box plant. Flowers white, slightly droop¬ 
ing. See also Ornamental Grasses, page 24. 
Clumps. 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. 75 650 
6-inch pots. 125 11 00 
PEPEROMIA obtusifolia (Baby Rubber 
Plant). A popular, indoor plant. Compact, 
with leathery, dark green, oval leaves. 
2J4-inch pots. 20 1 50 
3-inch pots. 35 3 00 
sandersi. Closely resembling Obtusifolia 
but with attractively striped leaves. 
2^-inch pots. 35 3 00 
POINSETTIAS are among the most colorful 
subjects for use as Christmas decorations. 
25 cts. to $3. 
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. 
2J/£-inch pots.. 25 2 00 
3- inch pots. 35 3 00 
SANSEVIERIA. Leaves sword-shaped, 
dimly variegated with transverse bands of 
dark green and grayish white. Sansevierias 
are probably better adapted for growing 
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. 
parva. A dwarf type having very narrow 
green leaves with cross-wise bandings 
of a darker green. Each 
3-inch pots.$0 35 
Pandanus veitchi 
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