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to garden in deep south or to pots in north. You can start them or grow them in a cool 
room in the house in winter. They should have sandy soil with peat added. 
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana, var. tricolor. Marantaceae. A beautifully colored foliage 
plant. The foliage is striped light and dark green on upper surface with a few white 
stripes and blotches. The under side is maroon. Grow in 5” pots, acid soil,—peat or 
sphagnum with sand. We will ship, out of pot, postpaid, for $1.50, or in clay pots, by 
express, f.o.b., for $1.50. 
Maranta Kerchoveana. Rabbit Tracks. Nice, easy-to-grow shade plants, for pots. 
Acid soil. 75c. 
THE PINEAPPLE FAMILY—Bromeliaceae 
Bromeliads include Billbergia, Aregelia, Aechmea and many other genera. 
Billbergias are most unusual and fascinating plants. Not only are the flowers in 
intriguing pastel shades but the floral display is made brilliant by the large vividly 
colored bracts that cover the scape. The leaves form a rosette and are more or less rigid. 
Some have brightly colored leaves and others are often mottled, striped or barred. All 
are desirable foliage plants. 
How to Grow Billbergias. All are tropical or semitropical epiphytes and thus are 
hardy in outdoor gardens only in the deep south. But they are all easy to grow in pots 
and add distinction as well as beauty to the window garden. 
In pots, they should have a soil of 14 sand or sandy loam and *4 peat, or leaf 
mould. There should be plenty of drainage material in the pot as poor drainage may 
soon destroy them. Do not overwater when first planted or in winter when semi- 
dormant. Nor should they become dry enough to shrivel the foliage. In hot weather 
when they are growing well, water liberally. Keep a drink of water in their cups in 
the center. 
In the outdoor garden they should have the same soil as recommended for pots. 
A few, like “nutans,” will grow in nearly any soil but will do much better in the type 
recommended. They do well on the trunks of Palms. 
They need about half shade. Too much sun will burn and finally destroy the 
; foliage.. Those species and varieties having highly colored foliage do not develop their 
rich colors when too deeply shaded. Most of our plants are grown in a well shaded 
Clivia house. When well established and growing, richer colors may be brought out by 
giving a little more sun than we do. Culture of Aechmea and Aregelia is the same. 
Aechmea calyculata. Bright green leaves, yellow fls. $2.00. 
Aregelia spectabilis. Bronze foliage, barred grey green on back. $3.00. 
: Billbergia Burkholtzi. Tall, slender, erect green leaves. Rose bracts, lavender fls. 
2.00. 
A y distachia. Long, reddish green lvs., spotted cream. Rose bracts, blue and green 
s. 50c. 
B. nutans. Mid-winter, beautiful inflorescence on small plants. Fine pot plant. 50c. 
B. nutans x Cryptanthus acaulis. Highly colored, bronze and green leaves. Compact 
plant. $1.50. 
B. pyramidalis. Wide green lvs. Red fls. tipped violet, red bracts, $2.00. 
B. rubo-cyanea. Most colorful foliage, red and green spotted cream. Green fls. edged 
blue. Crimson bracts. $1.00. 
B. speciosa. Green lvs., striped on back. Green fls., tipped blue. Rose bracts. $2.00. 
B. Theodore L. Meade. Green lvs. and large, beautiful inflorescence, continuous all 
year on new ground. $1.50. 
B. thrysiflora (pyramidals x amoena). Finest hybrid. Beautiful inflorescence. $1.50. 
B. Zebrina. Lvs., banded white on back. Salmon bracts, green fls. $1.50. 
Collection all 12 varieties, value $19.00. Express, f.0.b., $16.50. By this method we 
can send larger plants. By mail, postpaid $17.50. 
Big 4 Collection. Nutans, Distachia, Rubro-cyanea and Zebrina. Value $3.50. Price 
$2.75. Include Special Handling for these plants by mail. 
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