Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . l in pots. Such are: Gnaphaliumleontopodium, (Leontopodium Alpinum),various kinds of Primulas, Primula Cortusoides and Acaulis, Aster Alpinus,Ramondia Pyrenaica, all Alpine. Sedum and Sempervivum, Saxifraga umhrosa,Pyramidalis. Others, which are met within sight of or among fields of snow,or in places beyond our reach, are very difficult to cultivate, and therefore notfit for window decoration. We mention especially several kinds of Saxifragen;some Androsacen, Draba frigi
Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . l in pots. Such are: Gnaphaliumleontopodium, (Leontopodium Alpinum),various kinds of Primulas, Primula Cortusoides and Acaulis, Aster Alpinus,Ramondia Pyrenaica, all Alpine. Sedum and Sempervivum, Saxifraga umhrosa,Pyramidalis. Others, which are met within sight of or among fields of snow,or in places beyond our reach, are very difficult to cultivate, and therefore notfit for window decoration. We mention especially several kinds of Saxifragen;some Androsacen, Draba frigida Silene glacialis, Dianthus glacialis, Ran-nunculus glacialis, and others. Of Alpine plants, can be used those for Win- WINDOW GARDENING. 227 dow Gardening, which bear well a hot summer. Of course, we need shadyplaces for most of them. On the high mountains of the Alps, where in summerthe temperature is much lowered at night, the plants like full light to spreadforth the brilliancy of their colors. To protect now, by cultivating Alpineplants of durability, the same against high temperature^durin£Our long andhot sun. Have a flat box made about eight inches high, and wide enough as to be easilyplaced into the window casing. Cover the box, which is best made of zinc, atthe bottom with sand about an inch in depth, then arrange the pots in it accord-ing to their size. Give to plants of a tall growth the centre, and surround themby the smaller ones. Then fill up the spaces between each pot with a compost 228 WINDOW GARDENING. of coarse sand, small stones or broken bricks, and some charcoal; water thismixture well and cover it lightly with moss. By such management the plantsin pots will have a cool moist stand, which is just required for Alpine soil for planting Alpine plants has to consist of a compost of leaf mould,rich loams, some peat, sharp sand and a few pieces of broken bricks ; for in-
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