The morning times., 1896-05-17
o. p. SCHMIDT.
ROOM AND WINDOW GARDENS
Hints and Warnings About Plants for
the Decoration of the Unnsn

Hints and Warnings About Plants for
the Decoration of the House
New is the tine, before the dry heat OF
summer comes, to begin the cultivation of
f!Gwers and greenery plants for rooms ana
windows. Nothing produces such a cooling
effect in room as plenty OF growing
flowers, and nothing makes such a pleasant
shade at the windows
There are two places in nearly every room
available and entirely suitable for this pur-
psne--the window sill and the fireplace
Every house and flat is not provided with
tie latter, but there are always windows
and these may be converted into exquisite
little gardens at very small expense and
with tIlfiing ingenuity. a box six inches
deep I" fit outside sill and a Shelf six
or eight inches wide hracketed on the inner
Sill will make very good beginning. An
other shelf inside just at the junction OF
the twt sashes will add to the effect
From the outer edge and sides of your
box run lengths of stout cord, this is better
than wire, being less expensive. and
more easy to fix and 10 remove, to the top
or your window frame, at distances of three
inches apart. The box must have two good
holes III the bottom for drainage
From any reliable florist or scotsman OBJ
tain sufficient supply of good, sound,
sweet (this latter S most important mould
with this mould TO about an inch from the
top, first having laid in it thin Ia yer of
dry wood ash or small clean cinders Water
well and leave for a day You have now
receptacle for seeds and certain plants
which do not mind being surrounded by
creepers.
Sweet peas will climb up your cords and
bloom nearly all summer. The nlinetta
vine will make pretty green shade COW
cred with little fiery red blossoms. The
coboea scandeuS, with its glorious pur-
pie bells, or any one of the many varieties
of clematis, may he trained along the cords
and from these four plants you will have
almost perpetual leaf and blossom until
far into the fall.
Do not crowd the boxes, for a far pret-
tier effect is obtained by few strong
plants than from q crowd of Stunted and
struggling weaklings You may grow in
your box, say in the middle, a handsome
fuchsia, on each side fine plant OF Mignon-
cite and at each end a Gelotrope. Do not
be afraid of cutting the flowers with good
longs stems; the plantS will be all the stronger
forit and will he be tier and more continuous
bloomers.
For your inside shelves ferns, palms,
| drococna and begonias are always suit
able and need only cleanliness and water
For Towering plants there are gera NUNS.
pelargoniums look out for aphis or green
Ii y WlUu IHcSe-DdlSanlS, peUuDlaS, JDe
beautiful oXaliS or Towering shamrock.
primulas. verbenas and pansies. Get your
plants in four-inch pots at a reputable flor
lists and they will we'll repay all the care
and attention you bestow.
Ferns, palms and india rubber plants
will do well in the fireplace. Open the
draught and let them have all the air pos
sible. Scattered among them you may
have the pretty blue lobelia, primulus,
| musk. mimulus, or monkey plant, and dwarf
nastu rtium will often thrive. So will
| some of the best pansies.