[July, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
55 
Some Little Known Plants For 
Indoor Decoration 
(Continued from page 32) 
til germination commences. A rather 
light soil and sunny position in the border 
best suits the sea lavender. 
The sea holly in addition to its useful¬ 
ness for winter decoration is an extremely 
ornamental plant when growing. It at¬ 
tains a height of from two to three feet 
and is somewhat thistle-like in appear¬ 
ance. With the exception of Eryngium 
Giganteum, which has greenish-white 
flower heads, those described have all deep 
glistening metallic-like blue flower heads 
and stems. Planum is rather small flow¬ 
ered in comparison with the others I shall 
name, but is a true perennial and perfectly 
hardy. Alpinum and Amethystinum have 
very ornamental foliage, while the finely 
cut flower bracts are surmounted by large 
conical-shaped flowers, all being of a very 
striking steel or electric blue shade. They 
are easily increased by division of the 
roots in spring or by root cuttings—that 
is, pieces of the roots may be taken off 
the old plants and cut into one-inch 
lengths. When placed in light sandy soil 
in a horizontal position two inches deep, 
they will very soon make fine plants. 
They are also easily increased from seed, 
but unless the seed is sown almost as soon 
as harvested they at times germinate 
rather erratically. The echinops or globe 
thistle, besides being serviceable for win¬ 
ter decorative purposes, is an extremely 
striking plant for summer use in the bor¬ 
der. The two following varieties may be 
increased by division of the old plants in 
the spring and are easily raised from seed 
which should be sown in fine soil in the 
late spring, afterwards transplanting to 
three feet apart, succeeding best in rather 
rich, sandy loam. 
Echinops Ritro has rich blue thistle-like 
globular flower heads and stems, and aver¬ 
ages three feet in height, flowering during 
July and August. 
Echinops Shaerocephaliis is taller grow¬ 
ing than the preceding, attaining a height 
of from four to five feet, with rather lar¬ 
ger flowers than Ritro. Color, pale blue. 
Another useful subject—which may be 
found growing wild in many parts of the 
country—is the bittersweet (Celastrus 
Scandens). This is a rapid-growing 
climbing shrub, producing long racemes of 
yellow flowers in June, which become 
bright orange-scarlet small fruits by fall, 
the glowing colored sprays mixing beauti¬ 
fully with the foregoing subjects. This 
native plant is useful for covering old 
trees, rocks, steep banks, etc., and is easily 
increased by suckers. 
With the exception of the three varieties 
of annual statice mentioned above, all are 
true perennials, and in addition to their 
usefulness for decorative work when cut, 
they are all striking additions to the hardy 
flower border. 
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