. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. THE PLANT DECORATION OF APARTMENTS. 275 divisa lineata, rubra, stricta, terminalis, and umbraculifera. Those most easily managed, and therefore the most popular for window ornaments, are Dracaena congesta, rubra, and terminalis. Pandanus utilis, amaryllifolius Vandermeerschi, and javanicus variegatus; Cycas revoluta, and varieties of Aspidistra, occupy also a very important place in the decora- tion of apartments. The plants c
. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. THE PLANT DECORATION OF APARTMENTS. 275 divisa lineata, rubra, stricta, terminalis, and umbraculifera. Those most easily managed, and therefore the most popular for window ornaments, are Dracaena congesta, rubra, and terminalis. Pandanus utilis, amaryllifolius Vandermeerschi, and javanicus variegatus; Cycas revoluta, and varieties of Aspidistra, occupy also a very important place in the decora- tion of apartments. The plants compos- Fia-113- ing the following list, although suitable and distinct in appearance, require somewhat more care and attention than the preceding. Several species of Aralia, more especially Aralia Sieboldi; Bam- busajaponicavariegata and B. Fortunei varie- vata; the different varieties of Begonia; most of the Bromelias; Billbergias and allied families are very use- ful, including the variegated Pine-apple, which forms a splen- did object for placing in large warm rooms on special occasions. Caladium odorum, for winter decoration, and the species with the beautifully-spotted and mottled leaves, for the summer; Carludovica palmata and plicata; Croton pic- tum, pictum variegatum, and discolor; Curciiligo recur- vata, and several species of the genus Dieffenbachia. The Reus elastica is a capital plant for window ornament, and some years ago was very much employed for that purpose; but since it has become somewhat common Ficus Chauvieri. has been substituted for it in many places. There are many t 2. Gesnera Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, J. Murray
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