The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-15
TOWN IMPROVEMENT.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS AS TO
WINDOW GARDENING.

BLOOM lnstut-beNN nlhu
TO Use aud Preparation OF the Soil.
work For Early Fall.
In department Pamphlet No. 1" OF
the American Civic association, issued
from the headquarters in Philadelphia.
the authors, Andrew Wright Crawford
and Herbert u. Hemenway, give the
following practical suggestions:
III window boxes will improve n city
OF bricks, they will likewise improve
suburban villages and towns. You
will always be able 10 iind some broad
minded woman who is not afraid TO
request her nclghbors 10 do this thing
and who will push aside with contempt
such absurditIes as; She does not know
the individuals TO whom she is writ.
ing She Is afraid they will think
she Is forward" The people 90 whom
the letters are sent may not De nice
peopleH They may think she Is try
ing TO teach them how 10 make their
houses pretty when they know better
themselves" and so on. The provincial
spirit which at one time might have
voiced itself In some such way il for.
tunately becoming less aud less as the
spirit Of coordination and Joint action
Is spreading wider and wider through.
out the country.
'"Therefqre get somebody on the
street that you propose 10 use as an
example 10 write the letters. The
Hrst letter should he written Ave or six
weeks before the window boxes can
be put out In the spring lnclose In the
letters return postals saying that the
writer will put out window boxes on
such and such a date. Two weeks later
write 90 all who have not answered
saying that such and such number
have answered afiirmatiyely and that Il
Is hoped pe others will come In. Fol.
low the second letter by personal az
pcals wherever possible Request the
help Of the newspapers In spreading
the idea by sending them copies Of
your first letter. Of the second letter
aud 10y any other interviews that may
appear interesting After having done
this the nrst year. follow Il W the
second year: follow the second by the
thirl year. Keep everlastlngly At H.
Have photographs made Of attractive
results They will be useful.
Window gardening u something
more than simply filling a box with
| plants. We hear Of window garden.
Ing aud window boxes IN The autumn
Tor the cultivation u plants inside the
house. Window gardening IN H. broad
ost sense includes the preparation Of
the soil. the artistic hllIng of the boxc.
or arrangement u the pots. either To-
side or outside Of the window. aud ths
care aud treatment u the plants
The very best plants for a window
garden are those adapted % resist 4
dry atmosphere and high iemperatur,
and insufficient light They arc found
among tropical plants. such NJ palms
rubber plants. etc. Flowcrlng plant
arr hest introduced when about {,
bloom. The lest windows Tor mos
plants are those with southern et
pusurr. Trouble i likely o. cumc iron
the use n unsuitable soil Tie hgs
time 20 take W plants growing la o.,
open air Tor winter bloom inside b
generally the last ~ August TO
them and place 10 o. shaded place a.
q few days. sprInkl.ug ilr foliage dur
INK the middle u the day ln plyasau
weather Plants NJ treated viii =,
glpl start and bloom during a.
. winter months Instead ~ waiting uut.
spring us IL likely @, b. ihr rasr viii
plants remaining ln thr ground unit.
frrst COMES Avoid draft. uui the ar
pNcJtI1n ~ too much water no thc rpl
until the plants have brrumc accu.
tumvl 20 tlrir new quarter.
"rhc preparation ~ the soil is ou
n the first bul most Important point
Tor success ln gardening ~ any Mind
. Il Is obvious with plants grown boz pu,
NJ huycs w'Urc thr rl1ts urr uv7-s1
r.ly more or less cramp,,l that the sn
must De- rich in available fpai 1ui su,
taig.us power TIE following mI,
iurs WIN Hrurl satisfactory results
"fur common plants. such ls gcrI
ID ulums, culDus. fuchslas. etc. mix ou
i. part n soil and one part ~ well ruttr
& manure lcnw manure II ob,aluahl,
p Spread this ON ihc pott.us lgu,h
, shutter PLACED on two horses NJ an ul
table serves the purpose To % hushO
u this mixture Apply one quart 4,
bouvmval aud four quarts " grIti
~ saHl. u Ub,ainahlr Nix thorough
with The SPADE aud then With the haui
: until Il contains a large amount n al
A sptinklius o. air Stacked lime an
a plat " tobacco dust will hrip 10 Il
Il ~ ali objectionable Insects TIA,
The soil moist M .tirr wet nor iryi au
miE uuul there arr up luup, Allu
this coll tD rua'H overnight no q
{ several days aud mis- again wh,
ready IN put thr plants into L. N
work csnno' hc t0o thoroughly con
Il A spring ho'lcl viii often furnish M
aclcut well rotiod manure m the "a
To- cas-" COW manure is not ~ D. ha
For palms and roses use In place
soil purc clry This Is generally be-
mlNvi D., allowing Il 10 dry aud IN,
pulycri,.ng and mixing
: NEARLY 40 our cimmun bulbs can
i made to bloom successfully lu the vi
dow rarlcn, although % tuol ruom "