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Title: Garden and forest; a journal of horticulture, landscape art and forestry
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927
Subjects: Botany Gardening Forests and forestry
Publisher: New York : The Garden and forest publishing co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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th yellowish white, inwhich the veins show quite prominently. When well grownthis is a remarkably pretty plant, and is well suited for collec-tions where space is an object. C. fasciata is also a good species, and of free growth. Itproduces broadly ovate leaves nearly one foot in length andabout eight inches wide. * They are bright green, with broadbands of white reaching from midrib to margin, and the underside is pale green, flushed with purple. C. illustris, another distinct species, has ovate leaves ofbright green color, marked with bands of deeper green, andalso with two irregular bands of white, running from the baseto near the apex. The foliage of this species is also quitelarge, and it is of free growth in a warm house. ■ C. roseo-picta is one of the most attractive small-growingkinds, with glossy dark green leaves that are nearly round.The midrib is rose color, and two bands of the same colortraverse the leaves almost from end to end. April 15, 1891.) Garden and Forest. 175
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176 Garden and Forest. (Number 164. C. tubispatlia is more rarely seen. Its leaves are of mediumsize, pale green, and ornamented with a row of chocolatebrown blotches on each side of the midrib. This species isnearly or quite deciduous, but should be taken care of duringthe winter, in order to keep the tubers in good condition. One ol the best known of this genus is C. zebrina, and a veryuseful one it is too, for it will bear more hardship than anyother member of the family—not only making a satisfactoryhouse-plant, but also being useful for out-door work insummer. C. Vanden Heckei is another easy one to manage, and haserect leaves of dark green, shaded with lighter color, the mid-rib being margined with white, and two bands of the sameare found between the midrib and margin.Holmesburg, Pa. W. H. Taplill. The Wild Garden. I HAVE in mind a piece of ground about three feet squarewhich contains fourteen varieties of transplanted wild flow-ers. They are interesting to watch from the unc

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