. Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse. h slats. XANTHOSOMA (Phyllotaenium). This plant, which be-longs to the Caladium family, should be employed for decorativepurposes more than is the case at present; not only because thefoliage differs from the small number of kinds of plants used fordecorative work, but mainly for the reason that it will stand therough treatment given to those plants more so than one would ex-pect. It is a stove plant and one of the most ornamental. After agoodly number of lea
. Plant culture; a working handbook of every day practice for all who grow flowering and ornamental plants in the garden and greenhouse. h slats. XANTHOSOMA (Phyllotaenium). This plant, which be-longs to the Caladium family, should be employed for decorativepurposes more than is the case at present; not only because thefoliage differs from the small number of kinds of plants used fordecorative work, but mainly for the reason that it will stand therough treatment given to those plants more so than one would ex-pect. It is a stove plant and one of the most ornamental. After agoodly number of leaves have been developed in a warm, moist at-mosphere the plants will continue to keep up a presentable appear-ance with ordinary greenhouse temperature, and they may even beused as house plants. The leaves are shaped somewhat like thoseof the fancy-leaved Caladiums; the texture is much firmer, thecolor is green with white markings along the principal veins. Twoof the species most commonly grown are X. sagittifolium and Propagation, By division. Before repotting put the piecesin a warm sand bed to encourage fresh i64 PLANT CULTURE
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