. Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs, plants & seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Nurseries (Horticulture); Bulbs (Plants); Flowers. Filifera Pain?. One of the best window Palms, needing no petting to succeed. Stands dust and dry air, and lack of sunshine, and is very ornamental with its elegant fan-shaped leaves of a rich, dark, leathery green. Picturesquely fringed with long threadlike filaments along the segments of the leaves. The plant is a com- pact grower well adapted to pot culture, succeeding in a
. Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs, plants & seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Nurseries (Horticulture); Bulbs (Plants); Flowers. Filifera Pain?. One of the best window Palms, needing no petting to succeed. Stands dust and dry air, and lack of sunshine, and is very ornamental with its elegant fan-shaped leaves of a rich, dark, leathery green. Picturesquely fringed with long threadlike filaments along the segments of the leaves. The plant is a com- pact grower well adapted to pot culture, succeeding in any situation and with any treatment that will keeD a Geranium alive. It will make a grand ornament during winter, and in Bummer it can adorn a veranda, or be placed in any shady place about the garden or yard, or used for a center in a vase, basket or flower bed—always ornamental anywhere. Strong plants, 20c. each; 3 for 50c; 7 for $ SPECIAL OFFER—For only 75c. we. will Parrot's feather. This consists of long trailing stems completely clothed with whorls of the most exquisite foliage which is finely cut. If planted in a water-tight hanging basket so the soil can be kept very wet, or water standing on the surface, it will trail down over the sides in a most charming manner. In a tank or lake it prefers shallow water a-nd will run about over the surface in a charming manner. 15c each; 3 for 30c A magnificent plant for window decoration, and partic- ularly well adapted to house culture, being robust, hardy and free growing. Its beautiful green fronds often grow 4 to 5 feet in length and produce a charming effect. A splendid decorative plant. 20c. each; 3 for 50c. SaijseVeria J£ealai|ica. Singularly beautiful as well as easily grown. Erect, rirjid, sword-like leaves; in some old specimens reaching a length of from four to six feet. The leaves are thick and fleshy, a dark green color, with clouded bars of white. In May and June it sends up long plumy flower spikes, which i
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