New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15

/ boxes. delivered a. Public School Al. No.
/ So 'IreenVtch avenue. yesterday.
/ notable feature Of the lecture vas the
7 fact that the quaint little triangular flower
garden n the rear Of the school. hedged
I'm By stone walls and towering apart
ments. was used as an object lesson
/ - Illustrate the talk Tenth street. which
I cuts across Greenwich avenue lust above
+ the schOolhouse. forms a triangle AZ the
/ rear ~ the two rows Of buildings and in
one division Of this hidden parkway the
/ school garden. flled with vari-colored GRO
cuses. tulips and hyacinths. AL in the
bravest of spring attire greeted the Wis
itors
Teachers who have charge Of the nature
study classes in the schools. as well as
many housskeepers in old Greenwich VII
LACE we're among those who got points
from the speaker on how 20 grow plants IN
a window box.
Ordinarily the average window box IS
too thick and too shallow" Mr.. Barron
/ pointed out to the women. Give most
space to the soil and the least 70 the wood
First Of all. see 70 the drainage Water
. IS necessary. air also. Air follows the water
through the soil, therefore prepare drain
age in the shape OF broken bits OF flower
pots To- the depth OF one or TWO inches
at the bottom"
Much difficulty was experienced. accord
ing 70 many women present in keeping the
soil in window boxes and Jars sweet. To
prevent the earth from sourinG one remedy
suggested was TO keep ,he tCp layer Of
earth thoroughly pUlverized
Ordinary paint is bad for window boxes
I particularly f1r the inside OF The box II
Barron told them There is dauser IN
the oils and turpentIne doing actual
chemical injury. aad the roots are deprived
of air and moisture that ordinarily would
+ percolate through uurai1ted wood
You can't bring q sick plant back IN
health with fertilizers. The only thing you
can do 20 "a sick plant is 20 water IL vel
and work the soil thoroughly. To do this
+ 0cu- hot water at go degrees through Z.
Let It r1- through until it ceases 10 show
+ ccI0r. al the time with the plant in the pot
An IDEAL inner surface OF a window box
is obtained by crarrinc it," said the speak
er Wash the box with kerosene. throw IN
a little excelsior and set II on IRE. The
/ Charred surface is i'm itself d protection
having the effect of killing any fungous
Cr0wths that may rut the wood.
TO water a plant properly. plunge tire
jar in a tub Of water and allow 1t to stand
until il, soaks uD through the soil and
shows on the surface. Plants particularly
bcECnias and others OF that family. GROW
? Iopsided even in week IL not turned con-
stantly toward the light
ITO keep plants in the house in winter
treat them very badly in summer. Pinch
or the buds. don't water them. and even
turn them. as some gardeners do. on their
sides Then. when brought into the house
thev will respond TO every bit Of attention
given them This is particularly the case
with geraniums
II YOU have a Jerusalem crerry tree and
tho leaves al drop or. YOU may know b-
that token YOU have carbon GioxiGe ia you~
house. II is an t1fallibIe test. it was stated
The next lecture in the course occurs
Thursday afternoon az O'Clock az the same
place.