. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. ndow andfrom six to eight indues deepmay be usetl. Set the i)lantjars up an inch above thel)ottom of the tray in orderthat they may not be too wet. For ])lants there is a good variety:Abutilon, flowering begonias; fuchiits, swainsomia, billbergia, (>U(, geraniums (especially CMiristnuus Pink), euphea, loi)elia, oxalis(also for hanging biusket), cyclamen (in .shaded spot), Chinese, starr>,and Baby jjrimroses, stevia, Marguerites, candytuft, alyssmn, agera-tum, heliotrope, i)ouvardia, balsam (touch-me-not),
. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. ndow andfrom six to eight indues deepmay be usetl. Set the i)lantjars up an inch above thel)ottom of the tray in orderthat they may not be too wet. For ])lants there is a good variety:Abutilon, flowering begonias; fuchiits, swainsomia, billbergia, (>U(, geraniums (especially CMiristnuus Pink), euphea, loi)elia, oxalis(also for hanging biusket), cyclamen (in .shaded spot), Chinese, starr>,and Baby jjrimroses, stevia, Marguerites, candytuft, alyssmn, agera-tum, heliotrope, i)ouvardia, balsam (touch-me-not), cactus, and ])Iantsmentioned later which may \k\ l)rought from the outdoor .sununer bulbs, amaryllis, calla and the so-called Dutch buli)s are prol>-ably the most satisfactory of all flowering i)lants for the house. A dozenPaper white narcissus may be grown in an eight-inch deep glass dessert-dish half full of sand, above which the bulbs rest, held lirmly in place by • Courtoay of IIoiwo nnd Ciardon, Publi»hc<J by UolK<rt J. McBridc A Co., N. A LAiuiE Boston Feun. WINDOW GARDENING 105 pebbles sprinkled in among them and covered with water. Freesias, hya-cinths, tulips, daffodils, single narcissus, crocus, even the Easter Lily inany of the many named varieties listed in seedsmens catalogues, mayalso be grown successfully by the amateur. These Dutch bulbs shouldbe purchased in September, and excepting freesias, Paper white narcissusand Roman hyacinths, which may be started at once, planted and putaway for about six weeks toform roots before any topgrowth is allowed. Setthem in a cool place—buried in coal ashes in acorner of the cellar or out-of-doors in a box buried incinders for one inch abovethe pots and protected fromfreezing too hard by a layerof straw, leaves and them moist and may be brought intoflower a pot at a time andfurnish pleasure fromThanksgiving to April—agamut of color and delight-ful fragrance. Plant Lice.
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