Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . ccafiaccida will produce the best effect inthe vase on the top of the cage. Somesmall climbing plants decorate well thefour corners of the cage. The livelysongsters inside, thus surrounded bybeautiful flowers, seem to forget thatthey are prisoners, and warble theirlovely songs with perfect freedom and joy- The plants recommended in this articleare, throughout, handsome and con-venient. They are to be had in anygood nursery which makes a specialtyof cultivating plants for
Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . ccafiaccida will produce the best effect inthe vase on the top of the cage. Somesmall climbing plants decorate well thefour corners of the cage. The livelysongsters inside, thus surrounded bybeautiful flowers, seem to forget thatthey are prisoners, and warble theirlovely songs with perfect freedom and joy- The plants recommended in this articleare, throughout, handsome and con-venient. They are to be had in anygood nursery which makes a specialtyof cultivating plants for florists take the delivering of ( 11 ui>ii;itiiiKparlorlountain, by Contract, renewing them from timeto time. We give you also a good hint how to clean plants. Take off the dustfirst with a small velvet scrap, then wet the leaves either with a sponge or , of a lasting habit, as: Palms, some kinds of Orchids, Yuccas, Dracaenas,Ficus elastica, will keep well some years by attendance and regular nursing,repaying the small trouble by their growth and fresh Home department would not be complete without a word for the little ones ofthe bouse, some hint to them of what they can do to bring forth some glowing WINDOW GARDENING. 281 spot or sprig of living greenery. So we tell them how to make some pretty littlecontrivances in grasses, &c. Plants with light, graceful foliage are every year becoming more popular; andto complete a picture of the highest order one requires a great variety of colors,and graceful pencilings; so in window gardening the culture of the grasses addsgreatly to the whole effect. Their feathery plumes may not possess brilliancy ofcoloring, but their silvery and emerald tints are an offset to their more gorgeouscompanions. Far prettier than many a pretentious and costly ornament is a simple bowl ofgrasses planted in pine cones, set in sand, in moss, or common soil. If grown in cones—
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