FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEW 
Plant your home to make Florida more beautiful 
VOL. I 
APRIL 1954 
Modern interior decorating this season de- 
mands the use of living plants; not only are 
plants used for decorative purposes, but folks are 
becoming more aware of the value of plants as 
room air-conditioners—for as you know, plants 
breathe the carbon dioxide and return it to the 
air as oxygen! 
In the current magazines almost every picture 
of interiors show a plant or plants used to advan- 
tage. Not only is this true in homemaking articles, 
but in the advertising of carpets or glass or furni- 
ture, or any other product. Plants are included 
Now there is a reason for this— 
They 
harmonize or contrast with the other furnishings 
in every room. 
plants add accent or color or interest. 
to make an effective overall picture. 
In choosing plants for your interiors, you will 
want to consider the container, the foliage, the 
texture of the foliage, the colors—all of these will 
help you select the plant best suited for your 
location and the one that will “do something for 
your room.” 
Dracena Mme. Eugene Andre 
THESE PLANTS WE HEARTILY RECOMMEND: 
AECHMEA: 
Foster's Favorite—smooth, wine red glossy foliage. Dark 
blue pendant flowers. $1.50 ea. 
BILLBERGIA: 
Green: symmetrical plant with dense leaves of lovely 
cool green. $1.00 and up. 
DRACENA: 
Mme. Andre (see illustration) $1.00 and up. 
Warmnecki—green with narrow white stripe along the leaf 
blade. $1.50 and up. 
Massangeana—broad yellow center stripe in wide leaf. 
$2.50 and up. 
Marginata—narrow shiny dark foliage edged brown. 
$1.00 and up. 
Godseftiana—small leathery, deep-green leaves spotted 
white. Slender stems. 30c and up. 
Virens—shining green foliage, slender growth. 
attractive. $1.50 and up. 
Very 
DIEFFENBACHIA: 
Amoena—large leathery shining dark green leaves spotted 
with white. $2.00 ea. 
Roerhsi—leaf blade almost entirely yellow, with green 
border and blotched ivory. $1.00 and up. 
FATSIA JAPONICA: Glossy green leaves, palmately cut. 
Very attractive for pot or patio. $2.00 and up. 
FATSHEDERA (Fatsia-Ivy Hybrid)—upright growing semi- 
vine with large ivy shaped foliage. 75c and up. 
FICUS ELASTICA. Broad leaf rubber plant; dark green 
foliage. $1.00 and up. 
FICUS DOESCHERI. Broad gray green foliage with 
creamy variegations. $1.35 and up. 
FICUS PANDURATA. Fiddle leaf rubber plant with 
mammoth leaves shaped like a fiddle. Excellent for 
interior use. $3.50 and up. 
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