The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-09
WINDOW 2oxsa.

Among the numerous plans for the COM
ing summer made by the great army of
flower lovers all over the broad land, I
hope many have included one, two or
more window boxes. 1t can be said in
their favor that they offer one of the
easiest methods of gardening, and one
Of the prettiest forms of out-doO decor
ation; and to the large class, who,
through i'll health or many cares, are
debarred from the ordinary flower gar
den, they are especially suitable. They
give also rare chances for richness of
tone and harmony of color, and an
artists work may lie as plainly visible in
we'll filed window box as in many
more pretentious things.
was especially struck with this lat
ter fact, one day, last summer, when
before the windows of an old farm house
I saw 20 beautiful combination of
form and color that I stopped and
begged permission to examine closely.
The brackets that held the window box
% were fastened in place with large
screws; and could be easily removed,
and the boxes made of implanted pine
nailed together. Up each side of the
fastening . slender cedar stick about
four fest long in each corner of the box,
then lacking bits of twisted messy
branches irregularly back and forth till
Z the desired height was reached; then
longer pieces formed an arch over the
top. In one box white abutilon
formed the center piece, with scarlet
4 gsraniums and sweet breathed hello.
tropes on either side, while delicate
mAnrandyas, with their dainty leaves
and blossoms. twined around and over
the rustic supports. Then, mingling
with the stronger growing German
ivy, senecio scandens fell in long festoons
from the arch above. Bulbs of oxalis
deppi, which had been tucked in here
and there, furnished abundance of pref
lily marked leaves, and the outside of
the box was completely hidden by a
perfect mat of othonna, tradescantia.
German ivy and dew plant. The other
box had q large, double, purple fuschia
In the centre, with white geraniums on
either aide, surrounded by quantities of
mignonette and the same charming con-
funon OF dropping vines. These boxes
were sheltered by a veranda, but had
q unlimited supply of sunshine during
the middleof the day, and were perfect
marvels Of luxuriant growth.
Bogonias are among the most suitable
plants for this kind Of gardening, and
the tuberous-rooted varieties reduce
the labor to minimum. A box ON nv
y own verands, last summer, contained
& our Of the latter, while Madeira
wines clambered over the
lattice work of slender vii.
4 lows to the ends, and wreathed the ND.
psr part Of the window with their own
Il peculiar drapery of green leaves, and
gtsgated periwinkles completed the Of.
Aect. On the approach Of cold weather,
such . box can easily be removed to
( warmer quarters, gradually dried off,
md then placed in a frost. proof room or
~ eellar until the following spring.
4 collection Of fuchias, half a dozen
"A eEent kinds, in large box is also a
enipg. and unlike specimen not
49, they can he left to their own de.
& md neither trimmed nor trained.
N1 eood-sized box no vine is more
d ssble; Than the cob9a scandens. and
Il q r. 10y grown from seed. Two little
sDqfg AlIedNith moist earth and placed
IN 1ide in en- empty match box. the
4 ~ them tightly packed with
a reeds planted edge down.
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