The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-09-03
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Ozone and Window Gardens.

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sweet peas are of the flowers descryedly
favorites. They give blossoms which are
a never failing attraction for bouquet pur-
poses, varying in color from pure white to
very dark red. They are sweet-sccnted.
and remain in perfection a good while
after being cut. They make a charming
screen, hiding with their beauty any rough
place. They should be neatly staked with
brush before they begin to climb and
Irvine to eae other for support. Besides
their individual good qualities, they belong
to the great family Of plants having green
leaves and fragrant flowers, which are sup
posed to have the power ofoyercoming evil
with good.
Prof. Montogazza, of Payia, has lately
discovered that ozone is generated III i'm
mense quantities in all plants and flowers
possessing green leaves and aromatic odors,
Hyacinth, ~mignonette, heliotrope, lemon,
mint, lavender, nareissus, cherry, laurel,
and the like, all throw off ozone largely ol
exposure to the suns rays. So powerful IS
this atmospheric purifier, that it is the be-
lief of chemist that whole districts can be
redeemed from the deadly malaria that in
tests them by simply covering them with
aromatic vegetation. The bearing of this
upon flower culture in large cities is also
very important.
Sweet peas can also be used with good
effect as a window garden plant, bringing
out all their good qualities at once. Win
dow gardens are the loyeliest finish to a
city dwelling. That they are useful as
well as ornamental is not sufficiently OF
siderod, else they would be oftener seen
The trouble to a nice housekeeper in town
is that the air coming in from the street is
not clean. Her house, so far as in her
power, may be spotless, but throw up the
window for fresh cir, and instead enters 4
current, tainted slightly perhaps, but quite
~pereeptibly, with manifold defileInenfs and
this she now is not only disagreeable,
but mischievous.
Now suppose a box was fastened out
side tie window and filled with hall a
dozen or more pots of fragrant flowers OF
vigorous HfoWlui the toiIiC ana purifying
properties of this fragrance would alter the
character Of the in-blowing air, and there
is no telling how much sickness might be
warded OF. A box Of iaignonettc the full
length of the window is not hard TO grow,
and the bloom continues long. The air
that blows over golden daifodils and pur-
pie yiolets is not only suggestive Of country
freshness, it is actually sifted from city
communications, and enriched with the
tonic forces a spring breeze ought to have,
Frequent changes and constant attention
are necessary to keep a window garden in
order. To be ministers of health, flowers
must be in a healthful condition. 1helife-
principle. ozone, SO abundant in sweet
smelling plants, is generated in proportion
to the thrifty growth. Mint and lavender
may be sown between the pots in bloom
for their wholesome exhalations in the sun
shine. Whatever other good may come
from the delightful coInpanionship OF
flowers, this is true, every heart ac-
knowledges the truth, their near presence
gives health to the soul.-Sfaebea Signal.