
Distinctive Foliage Plants Add Charm to Interiors. Left to right: Dieffenbachia picta, Ficus pandurata ‘’Fiddle Fig’, Philodendron cordatum ‘‘Totem Pole’’, 
and Ficus elastica, the Rubber Tree. 
Foliage Plants 
for Home, Store and Office 
Modern architecture and modern living calls for the inclusion of 
plants as part of the interior decoration. Plants suitable for indoor 
culture in pots, tubs, etc., and hardy enough to stand the growing 
conditions indoors are listed below. These are all excellent foliage 
plants, many having brightly colored leaves. 
Select a light airy place for the plants. Dark corners are generally 
unsuitable. Keep the pots watered so the soil is moist but not 
soggy wet. Generally a watering schedule will be developed as one 
notices the regularity of watering required. Philodendrons trained 
on “‘totem poles’’ of sphagnum moss should be watered both at 
the pot and the moss. Leaves collect dust which should be sponged 
gently off or sprayed once in a while so they can breathe. Use 
plain water only. 
If you do not find the plants you need listed, please ask us about 
them, specimens of most kinds are available. 
Crotons. Outstanding for the brilliantly colored leaves, usually reds 
and yellow predominating. Various formations of leaves as narrow, 
broad and corkscrew give one a choice in selecting Crotons. Give 
more water than other plants. Crotons cannot stand to dry out. 
50c up. 
Dieffenbachia. These are really stately plants for large pots or tubs. 
The foliage, tropical in appearance, is large and often attractively 
colored. Hardy for indoor culture. 
picta. Broad leaves of deep green with variable yellow spots. 
$2.00 up. 
Silver Leaf. Very attractive form. $2.00 up. 
Rudolph Roehrs. Very showy light green broad leaves with a 
margin of deep green. Slow growing and very choice. $2.50 up. 
Dracaena. Growth habit resembles a pineapple or yucca in that the 
long gracefully arching or twisting leaves radiate from a common 
center. Growth is slow and plants are very hardy to indoor culture. 
massangeana. One of the best of all house plants. Leaves deep 
green with variable yellow stripes down the center rib. Specimen 
plants from $2.50 up. 
fragrans. Similar to the above but the leaves are solid green. 
$2.50 up. 
craigi. Excellent pot plant with rich deep green leaves. $2.50 up. 
Warnecki. Narrow rich green leaves with showy white stripes. 
A faster growing type than the others. Specimen plants $4.00 up. 
For Dish Gardens. Dwarf evergreen plants for these attractive 
interior decorations include Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema sim- 
plex, Peperomia, Nephthytis Emerald Gem and others). Pothos 
is delightful planted in wall pockets—foliage like Philodendron. 

Ferns. Plants of this group have long enjoyed a prominent place 
in the home and office. Their hardiness to indoor conditions, the 
delicacy of their leaf form and their pleasing green together with 
the ease with which they can be grown are all in their favor. We 
offer various kinds: Maiden-hair, Bird’s Nest, Boston Fern, and 
many small Pteris types. 50c each and up. 
Ficus. Rubber Plants. Among the foliage plants the Rubber Tree 
is hard to beat. Slow growing, with neat, thick deep green polished 
leaves it is extremely hardy to indoor conditions. 
elastica. The regular type. Deep green leaves. $1.80 and up. 
doescheri. Foliage variegated with yellow. A very showy form 
and unusual in appearance. $2.00 up. 
pandurata. Most magestic of all the rubber plants with large 
fiddle-shaped deep green leaves. Slow growing. $6.50 up. 
Hedera, Ivy. Special dwarf growing forms with interesting leaf 
forms are ideal for indoor culture. Among the Ivies we offer are 
Hahn’‘s Self Branching. Close growing, with small leaves and re- 
quiring no training, 30c up; and Maple Queen (Pat.). A novel new 
kind with attractive and different leaves. 60c and up. 
Pandanus veitchi. Screw Pine. Excellent for tropical effects, the 
long narrow arching leaves are brightly colored with creamy-yellow 
stripes running their entire length. Hardy and popular. $2.00 and 
up. 
Philodendron. One of the more popular vines for interior use is 
P. caudatum with pointed heart-shaped leaves. Beside this one there 
are others with still more noble foliage, some quite large and vari- 
ously cut and shaped. 
cordatum. Small heart-shaped leaves. Deep green. 35c up. 
dubia. Like P. pertusum but leaves cut into long fingers. Leaves 
quite large and light green in color. $5.00 up. 
erubescens. Large solid heart-shaped leaf tinged with red. $4.00 
and up. 
hastatum. Elephant Ear. Arrow-head shaped light green leaves 
particularly tropical in appearance. $7.50 up. 
pertusum (Monstera deliciosa). Bread Fruit. One of the best for 
hotel lobbies, department stores or offices where the large tropi- 
cal rounded leaves with their irregular cuts and splits show to 
best advantage. $6.00 up. 
Phoenix robeleni. Dwarf slow growing palm with deep green, deli- 
cately formed leaves. Very hardy. $2.00 up. 
Sansieveria laurenti. Lucky Plant. Erect sword shaped leaves of 
thick waxy texture, deep green with interesting and colorful mark- 
ings and stripes of yellow. Very popular and hardy, requires the 
minimum of attention. 60c up. 
Prices quoted are for Minimum Sizes if in stock. Large specimens and “made-up” plants available. 
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