She had always " porch plants" about, grown from slips, of geranium and aspidistra; fuchsia, " the Georgia flower, " sansivaria and elephant-ear and impatient Sultana, all blooming lushly in containers of old tin.

她总是在周围种些“门廊植物”，用天竺葵和蜘蛛兰的枝条长成；紫红色，“格鲁吉亚之花”，sansivaria 和大象耳朵和不耐烦的苏丹娜，都在旧锡容器中盛开。