. Agriculture for beginners. Fig. 244. An Inside Window Box in itsFull Glory plants, which would otherwise stop blossoming soon, tocontinue bearing flowers for a longer period. Window Garden-ing. Growingplants indoors inthe window pos-sesses many ofthe attractionsof outdoor flowergardening, andaffords means ofbeautifying theroom at verysmall do window gardens afford delight during thebarren winter time. They are a source of culture andpleasure to thousands who cannot afford extended andexpensive orna-mentation. The windowgarden may varyin size from aneggshell holdinga minute
. Agriculture for beginners. Fig. 244. An Inside Window Box in itsFull Glory plants, which would otherwise stop blossoming soon, tocontinue bearing flowers for a longer period. Window Garden-ing. Growingplants indoors inthe window pos-sesses many ofthe attractionsof outdoor flowergardening, andaffords means ofbeautifying theroom at verysmall do window gardens afford delight during thebarren winter time. They are a source of culture andpleasure to thousands who cannot afford extended andexpensive orna-mentation. The windowgarden may varyin size from aneggshell holdinga minute plant toboxes filling allavailable spaceabout the win-dow. The soilmay be in pots forindividual plants or groups of plants or in boxes for collec-tions of plants. You may raise your flowers inside of the. Fig. 245. Making the Outside of aWindow Bloom 282 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS window on shelves or stands, or shelves may be builtoutside of the window and inclosed in glazed accompanying illustration gives an idea of such anexternal window garden. The soil must be rich and loose. The best containssome undecayed organic matter such as leaf mold or partly
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