Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1891 — The India Rubber Tree. [ARTICLE]

The India Rubber Tree.

Few plants are so well adapted for home decoration as In the India rubber tree (Ficus elustlca), and few are so readily grown and cared for, or will produce the some excellent effect if displayed among other plants. Especially attractive are the white, and the golden variegated form, the latter being the best. The gold band about the leaves Is an inch wide and forms a beautiful contrast to the dark shining green stl the center. A desirable species of this genus Is F. stlpulata, a Handsome climber with small, round, dark-groen leaves that will cling tenaciously to any rough surface. It Is excellent for conservatory decoration, where it can remain permanently. The leaves of these plants, not being numerous, can be readily kept free from dust by wiping with a moist sponge. This should also bo done with palms and all large-leaved plants, at least once a week. —American Agriculturist. FOR COUGHS AND THROAT DISORDERS use Brown’s Bronchial Troches. “Hav.e never changed my mind respecting them, except I think better of that which I began thinking well of.”— Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Sold only In boxes.