. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 772 THE BOOK OF Fig. ;i2.—Agave americaxa. drooping strap-like leaves are banded with pure white (Fig. -12, ). an^d armed with spines of a similar colour. Plenty of water in summer and ver\' little * in the winter, and a good rich soil, are the conditions under which these plants will flourish in our homes. There are several Eulalias with varie- gated foHa2:e which make most graceful pot-plants, and which may be grown with- out much trouble. * £. japo?iica foliis- variegata is one of the best. These plant
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 772 THE BOOK OF Fig. ;i2.—Agave americaxa. drooping strap-like leaves are banded with pure white (Fig. -12, ). an^d armed with spines of a similar colour. Plenty of water in summer and ver\' little * in the winter, and a good rich soil, are the conditions under which these plants will flourish in our homes. There are several Eulalias with varie- gated foHa2:e which make most graceful pot-plants, and which may be grown with- out much trouble. * £. japo?iica foliis- variegata is one of the best. These plants should have plenty of water in summer. To the above fairly long list of plants which are chiefly grown for their foliage, we might well add such subjects as Rex Bes^onias and the lovely Coleus : but, ornamental as these undoubtedly are, they require some- thino; more than an *— ordinary window to increase the stock, and for details as to their propagation the reader is referred to the Chapter On Beddins ;" There are a number of very useful Coni- fers which misht be utilised even for in- door decoration, but they are certainly more at home in rhe outside window boxes, and they will be dealt with later in that connection. Ferns, again, constitute some of the hardiest and most useful window and room plants that can be 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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