How to Keen Exotics 
Plants catalogued, after description, show a series of letters which refer in se- 
quence to the particular surroundings and growing conditions the plant prefers 
or tolerates. | 
Sequence: 
de 
Temperature Range: 
Ce= Cool: 45-58 F. 
I — Intermediate: 55-68 F. 
W — Warm: 65-80° F. 
Location: 
P — Glassed-in Porch, or Patio in the South 
A= Heated Apartment or Home 
T — Tropical Greenhouse or Conservatory 
Soil 
H— Humus Soil or leafmold, peatmoss and some rough manure 
L—lLoam or rich garden soil with rotted manure, humus added 
O—Osmunda fern fiber (can add sphagnum moss) 
Light: 
B— Bright sun 
F— Filtered Sunlight 
— Shady or away from sun 
Moisture: 
D—Dry side: let plants dry out between watering. 
M= Moist: keep moist but don't let soil become water soaked. 
N= Wet: never allow to dry out; best to keep in a saucer filled with 
water or in jardiniere. 
