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remembrances for both indoors and 7 
out. Winter planting includes flat / ) 
stock for spring bloom, certain winter- 1 U ig D 1 VV g 
blooming evergreen perennials in gal- Dp 
lon cans, ornamental shrubbery of a 
not-too-tender nature, and the first 
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may be any of these items or special- 
ly-wrapped foliage and _ flowering 
plants to grace the indoor and outside 
living areas throughout the holiday 
season. 
Real news in the world of orna- 
~~“mentals for use is the great variety 
of new dwarf citrus—real eating or- 
anges, etc. which remain bushes for 
tubs or shrubbery border, all avail- 
able in five gallon cans, $7.50. Out- 
standing are the bush Eureka Frost 
Lemon, Kinnow Mandarin, Valencia 
and Navel Oranges, Algerian Tange- 
rine and the very juicy Dweet Tangor, 
many with fruit now on them. 
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For lanai or glasshouse we again 
cali your attention to the Bromeliads 
(pineapple family) —- Aechmea min- 
iata variety discolor, a small tropical 
with leaves like plastic in rosette for- 
mation, pale greenish-bronze to 
bronzy-red, with a short brilliant spike 
of flame and blue miniature flowers 
peeking out of the rosette’s center, 
a permanent houseplant with careful 
handling, and one that never gets too 
large—five inch pots $6.50; Aechmea 
fasciata (1), similar in form though 
larger, covered with gray tomentum 
and ultimately bearing soft felt-like 
pink flowers in long lasting spike, for 
indoors or protected patio, one of the 
most striking of all the family $8.50; 
Vriesia Marie (2), glossy green Bro- 
melaid with long upright spike topped 
by reddish-yellow flowers, $10; An- 
thurium hybrid (4), with its famous 
red-bracted flower and heart-like pa- 
pery leaf, from $7.50; Boston fern 
for house use, from 2.50; Macaran- 
ga grandifolia (3), the parasol-leaf, 
one of the most striking of tropicals, 
$3.50, for indoors only; and gay pep- 
per plants attractively wrapped at 
$1.50. For indoors (briefly) or out 
nothing surpasses the old-fashioned 
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