Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-31

Then, when the next whorl of leaves
is put out, that of the previous year is
horizontal. An individual leaf will
last on the Cycas as many as three
years.
Orange and Lemon Trees Are Ornamental
Oranges and lemons have always
been favorite plants for the window
gardener. Both OF them may be
grown from the seeds of the fruit, but,
If one expects trees raised in this
manner to produce fruit, he will be
woefully disappointed, for good LEM
ons and oranges are like apples and
the other fruits that we grow in this
climate-they will not come true from
seed. So, il you want to raise fruit
the best plan is to buy plants already
started. Nearly all florists carry the
Otaheite orange and Ponderosa lemon.
The Ponderosa lemon is said to be
good to eat, but I have never tried
it. To get the best lemon and orange
trees, plant them otit-Of-doors during
the summer in a rich, sandy SOIL The
plant will make wonderful growth, as
well as setting a lot of fruit, and, II
handled carefully during the latter
part of August, can be dug up and
potted without receiving any setback
whatever. The foliage will be much
larger, cleaner and more healthy-look-
| ing than IL the tree had spent the
summer in pot
1t is not often that the window
gardener can grow better plants than
the professional gardener, but the
best plants have seen of the leopard
or Farfugium (Senecio Kaempferi,
var. aureo-maculatus) have been
grown in small window-gardens. This
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The leaves are from four to six
inches in diameter, or almost circular,
peltate, and borne on stems foot
long. The color of the leaf is q yell
lowish green, and there are many yell
| low spots scattered throughout the
upper surface Of the leaf. 1t is an at
tractive plant. and easily grown.
4 For an odd plant, but one in which
there is very little beauty, grow the
New Zealand hemp (Sansevieria
Zeylanica). There is no stem to the
plant, the erect leaves coming direct
| ly from the numerous rhizomes. This
plant is curious because of the many
white bars across the leaves.
The Cordyline and Dracaena are al
most always attractive. While they
blossom, they do so only seldom and
it is hardly worth while to grow them
| for flowers; the foliage, however, Is
very attractive. Some plants are
striped green and white, others red
and green, and still others red and
bronze.
The Best Palms.
There are ten or twelve good palms
which may be grown in the window
garden. Kentia Belmoreana and X.
Forsteriana are probably the two best,
and there is little difference between
them. They will stand a great deal OF
neglect and dust, If necessary, but,
of course. such treatment is not con-
ducive to good-looking house plants
of any kind. The plants grow tall and
| the leaves have pretty arching
habit. Next come the date palms.
Phoenix reclinata is a very hardy
plant, but the easiest palm for any
one to grow is Phoenix dactylifera,
the common date of commerce. Buy
a pound of dates and eat them, saving
and planting the seeds. In about two
or three months you will find little
shoots like leaves coming up from the
surface of the soil. After they have
reached a growth Of four or five
| inches, they should be separated ard
potted out into three or four-inch
pots.
! One of the newer palms, and one
which is rather high-priced at the