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Show The seeds will germinate as readily as corn, and the plant will stand dust, dry air, lack of sunshine and general neglect, growing right along in any situation and with any treatment that will keep a geranium alive. It is a compact grower, well adapted to the living room and always ornamental orna-mental everywhere. Another choice palm is the Areca lutescens. Another still as desirable is the Kentia fosteriana. Palms are like one of the family when well cared for. They are always beautiful, always al-ways useful. Aspidistra lurida variegata Is one of the best Iioueo plants. Give It a compost of two parts fibrous loam, one part old manure and one part fine sand. It grows slowly, cannot be hurried hur-ried and will endure neglect and ill treatment with the greatest patience, and will increase in beauty every yeax. Pot early in the spring. DESIRABLE HOUSE PLANTS By ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYSEN. Asparagus plumosus is one of the most beautiful pot plants. The dark green leaves are lacelike and fine for cutting. Asparagus sprengerl is for vases, hanging baskets and brackets The branches droop gracefully in long, delicate lacelike sprays and are occa sionally covered with delicate sweet scented white blossoms which are sue ceeded by scarlet berries. If you have not provided yourself with a hanging basket they can be had already arranged from the florist. There is nothing lovelier. Oxalis bulbs make pretty plants and for best ef forts should have been bedded some time ago. One of the best palms and the quick est growing is the Washington filifera. |