. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. FOLIAGE PLANTS FOR THE GREENHOUSE. 295 house plants, especially C. elegans variegata. They require plenty of water in summer. ColeUS.—Well-known and easily-grown plants, some of the best varieties of which may be utilised for the embellish- ment of the greenhouse during the summer. Coprosma Baueriana variegata.—A neat-growing evergreen bush with particularly shiny leaves, the centre of which is bright green with a broad margin of creamy white. Cordyline.—The members of this genus arc often spoken of
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. FOLIAGE PLANTS FOR THE GREENHOUSE. 295 house plants, especially C. elegans variegata. They require plenty of water in summer. ColeUS.—Well-known and easily-grown plants, some of the best varieties of which may be utilised for the embellish- ment of the greenhouse during the summer. Coprosma Baueriana variegata.—A neat-growing evergreen bush with particularly shiny leaves, the centre of which is bright green with a broad margin of creamy white. Cordyline.—The members of this genus arc often spoken of as Dracaenas, particularly those varieties that need a stove temperature. The largest growing is C. australis, which is equally effective whether 2ft. or 12ft. high. The variety Veitchi is distinguished from the type by its somewhat broader leaves and reddish leaf stalks. •Smaller kinds, equally useful, are : C. Bruanti, C. congesta, and C. rubra. Cyperus alternifolius is a well - known plant that form s quite a tuft. T he bright green stems, from l8in. to 2ft. high, are terminated by a quantity of long narrow leaves, arranged in an u m b e 11 a t e manner. There is also a varie- gated leaved variety. C. 1 a x u s has broader leaves of a thinner texture than the preceding. The spikes of grass - like in floresc ence wh i c h are freely produced are a notable feature of this kind. Eucalyptus. — Thei e are many species, but far and away the best is the Blue Gum (E. g 1 o b u 1 us), whose whitish leaves with thei r w a r m aromatic frag- rance are well k n o w n . K. citriodora has a pleasing lemon- like perfume. These are easily raised from seed sown in gentle Elllalia. — A group of Grasses decorations. They reach a height of 6ft. or more, but excellent little specimens lyd. high may be had. The variety alba lineata has the leaves variegated with white, in univittata the leaves are narrower, and the variegation is limited to a central band of white ; while Zebrina has
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