Pandanus veitchii (
Pandanus tectorius), the Screw Pine. The soil for this family should have a generous amount of sand. Identifier: gardeningindoors00rock (
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Gardening indoors and under glass; a practical guide to the planting, care and propagation of house plants, and to the construction and management of hotbed, cold-frame and small greenhouseYear:
1912 (
1910s)Authors:
Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye), 1884-Subjects:
House plants Cold-frames GreenhousesPublisher:
New York, McBride, Nast & CompanyContributing Library:
The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical GardenDigitizing Sponsor:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:as though it belonged to the animal king-dom. It is easily grown from seed. Tradescantia—This is otherwise known as spider-wort. Wandering Jew, Creeping Charles and underother names. It is a very pretty running ortrailing plant, of the easiest culture, its chief require-ment being plenty of water. Cuttings root easily atany time. There are several varieties, among thembeing discolor, a variegated leaf, and Zehrina multi-color, the leaves of which give almost a rainboweffect in their wonderful diversity and blending.For those familiar only wath the old green variety itw^ill prove a great surprise. Zebra Plant (Maranta zehrina)—This is anothereasily grown decorative plant with tropical looking,large leaves. While usually listed as Maranta ze-hrina, it is really a calathea and the plants of thisgenus show a variation in their markings unsur-passed by any. Zebrina and most of the varieties,of which there are many, should be grown in theshade, with plenty of water and a minimum temper-Text Appearing After Image: ' Note About Images 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 work.