. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. DECOEATIYE USE OF FLOWERS. 281 edging of groups Panicum variegatiim (Oplismenus Burmanni variegatus), Fittonia argyroneura, the Tra- descantias, and the Sonerilas are all good in associa- tion with the Club Mosses or Selaginellas. Consider- able aid is also obtained from Palms of more tender constitution. The following varieties will all be of the greatest service either as individual specimens, or for using collectively in groups. Of the so-called Arecas, A. auj-ea* {Dicti/osj^enna album)^ A. lutescens* [Chrysa lidocarpus lutescens), and A. Verschaffe
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. DECOEATIYE USE OF FLOWERS. 281 edging of groups Panicum variegatiim (Oplismenus Burmanni variegatus), Fittonia argyroneura, the Tra- descantias, and the Sonerilas are all good in associa- tion with the Club Mosses or Selaginellas. Consider- able aid is also obtained from Palms of more tender constitution. The following varieties will all be of the greatest service either as individual specimens, or for using collectively in groups. Of the so-called Arecas, A. auj-ea* {Dicti/osj^enna album)^ A. lutescens* [Chrysa lidocarpus lutescens), and A. Verschaffeltii [Eyo- phorbe Verschaf- Jeltii) are all dis- tinct and handsome species. Calamus ciliaris* is also a beautiful Palm. Among the Geono- mas there are G. pumila,* G. graci- lis *G. Schottiana* and G. intermedia* all of elegant growth. Doemono- ropsfissas* Euterpe edulis* aud Thri-. nax elegans^ are each of them excel- lent decorative plants. Cocos Wed- delliana* is a well- known Palm that scarcely needs any r e c o m m endation, being a general favourite. The fol- lowing kinds are ail of tall, slender, and plume-like habit, which, causes them to be of great ser- vice in groups or in any position where their beautiful heads of feathery foliage can be effectively displayed, viz., Cocos plu- mosa, C. Romanzoffiana, Chamoedorea elegantissima,* C. graminifolia* C. glaucifolia, and Oreodoxa regia. All of these thrive in the most limited size of pot, pro- vided they are well supplied with water. Of hardy plants, or nearly so, there are the fine laciniate or cut- leaved varieties of Japanese Maples (mostly forms of Acer palmatmn), some with deep green, others with bronzy-red foliage. These have a beautiful efiFect under artificial light, with a few flowering plants interspersed amongst them. The variegated Acer Negundo (more correctly Negundo aceroides variegatum) is also a useful plant when grown in pots for in-door decoration. The hardy Bamboos are likewise excel- lent subjects for
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