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The Screw Pine

The most popular variegated plant for house culture is the variegated screw pine (Pandanus Veitchii).  The leaves grow two to three feet long, one and one-half to two inches broad.  They are light shiny green with broad pure white stripes … Continue reading

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Canna

One of the easiest grown foliage plants is the canna; of course it will flower, but primarily when grown in the window garden it is a foliage plant. The best one to grow is Black Beauty. Outdoors, this canna grows … Continue reading

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Norfolk Island Pine

There is only one member of the pine family which can safely be recommended for house cultivation.  This is the Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria excelsa), a plant familiar to all.  The foliage is a bright grass-green and the branches are … Continue reading

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