. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 694 The American Florist. May 5, mer the importance of window boxes among the English people. Hotels and private houses alike seem to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by the use of windox boxes in embel- lishing their homes and surroundings. One particular plant that appealed to me very strongly for this work was Cam- •panula isophylla alba. I saw many window boxes where this plant was used entirely. During the month of August it was one mass of bloom and hung well over the sides. I learned that t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 694 The American Florist. May 5, mer the importance of window boxes among the English people. Hotels and private houses alike seem to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by the use of windox boxes in embel- lishing their homes and surroundings. One particular plant that appealed to me very strongly for this work was Cam- •panula isophylla alba. I saw many window boxes where this plant was used entirely. During the month of August it was one mass of bloom and hung well over the sides. I learned that this plant is perfectly hardy under these conditions and that it was customary to leave the plants in the boxes throughout the year. I am not certain how long this plant remains in bloom but it is cer- tainly well adapted for such purposes. "A plant which was very striking and much used was the ivy geranium in sev- eral varieties. These seem to be at home in the English climate in all sit- uations, but more particularly for these purposes. They not only stand well up in the window boxes but their long shoots hang down for considerable dis- tances, and are simply covered with bloom. The marguerite was the usual accompanying plant, and the effect was very striking. The English use cork bark very much on the front of their window boxes, thus when any part be- comes exposed it does not show off the receptacle to a disadvantage. Many houses have them on each story along the window sills, and with the vines which are usually growing on the house they emphasize themselves better. I also noticed that the watering was always performed in the evening when least likely to discommode the occupants. Many good combinations of plants and vines were noted which could not help but inspire one to further efforts in tLis direction at ; F. C. THE ROSE. Seasonable Notes. Repotting.—Only two more months and then we will be about through with the indoor planting, but a great amount
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