Calathea vandenheckei ~ Low grower, leaves dark 
green with three broad silvery he, das above; 
purplish red beneath. Med. plant $1.25 
Calathea louisae - Larger grower. Broad leaves, 
light green with oval dabs of darker color; 
reddish beneath. Small plant $1.00 
Calathea ornata (C. roseo-lineata) - Dark green 
leaves with many parallel pink stripes 
which run at an angle es the midrib, purple 
beneath. Medium plant $1.50 
Maranta leuconeura var. kerchoviana - The "Prayer 
Plant". Oval leaves, light green marked 
with oval spots of brown. Medium plant 50¢ 
Ctenanthe openheimiana - Strikingly marked oval 
leaves, gray on green, Medium plant $2.00 _ 
PEPEROMIA AND PIPER - These are mostly small plants, 
some with a cascading habit. The larger 
growing types will grow well in any garden 
soil but the smaller ones prefer a gravelly 
peat mixture, or even better in osmunda like 
orchids. These plants like moisture but can- 
not bear to be in soil that becomes water- 
loggede Some small varieties come in handy 
to cover the pots of tall plants and most of 
the trailing kinds are beautiful in hanging 
baskets. 
Peperomia galiodes (P, minima) - A miniature 
bushy plant densely covered with tiny green 
leaves with red stems. ‘Small plant 50¢ 
Peperomia incana ~ Erect grower with downy, gray 
leaves. ‘Small plant 75¢ 
Peperomia resedaeflora - Dwarf grower with 
rosettes of dark leaves, flowers with 
fragrance of mignonette. ‘Small plant 75¢ 
Peperomia rotundifolia — Small rounded glossy 
leaves, red stems. Medium plant 75¢ 
Peperomia sandersi - "Watermelon Begonia” - 
yvround flat leaves with silver stripes. 
Small plant 50¢ 
