The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
GARDENING IN The CITY
WI\ DOH BONES ONE WOHIN'S
FIELD or WORN.
She Tahes fare % Them ~ ~ \ NSnih
and in Tier FIRST Wear G.ai TiTtS Gus
TONERS More knOw IetSr Required
for success Than NIEhi Re supposed

-Ih.. a. my first wear m the business
and have Fifty Customers who employ
mo - TAX. care Of the window boxes and
N" small HoNcr beds Of their New York
, homes whale they are away said a young
woman who has taken ~ ecial course
/ m a hort cultural school with the intention
Of becoming contracting florist. My
earnings ar" IN the uei ghhorhood ~ s5n
a month that = aDny" AL EXPENSES
Oh yes there are several items Of
expense m such work In m" first place
there j. tho carfare IN getting 10 and
from the various houses then th"-. is
Oh" plant food and the replacing OF plants
" hen necessary Be-ldas these items
there are the f"'- that ! have 10 pay
lauitors or cars'ak"r- for watering the
plants on N" days when cannot do n
myself Noua 81 th"S" tens amounts
20 worry much hut when added togctho-
they consume - hig slice 81 tho money
r"c"'v" for my work
VI charges ar. s. a month for each
customer whether there - one or SIX beds
or window boxes 20 be cared for II there
arr NOR" than TX | add another dollar
~ rule my customers have been
IN ia. habit OF leaving their flower bed.
and window boxes TO the care Of servants
when they went out Of town for the sum
mer The result - that they have always
com" home 10 find The plants and flowers
"ithor outI -aly gone or 80 shabby looking
that they are glad 10 get rid Of them
Rad - ar" m. conditions a. regards
flowers ~ New York there - really no
good r"as on why uIne-t"nth- Of the win
dows should not be CAV with bloom six
~ seven months IN IN. year First of
all - I- = question ~ selecting N" right
plants. then Of putting them IN plac"
property and third IN caring for them
the first point means knowing which
plants viii give the best results m ia"
locality where the box or had - situnted
4 situation that has only a few minutes
OF the morning sun should not hav" the
same plants ~ one on which tho after
noon sun strikes. nor should a situation un
which the sun -hines IN the middle 81
the day get III" plants that do hest m
IN" shade or with half sunlight az
course knowledg" - such Things r. part !
of nv BUSINESS
Having mad" tho right selection nf I
plants IT," next point - planting them
pTup"r. Not only must they be- planted
10 earth hat suits them hut care must
h.. taken hat ~" drainage - the kind
they enjoy MANY bedding plants emo
Wei f..' and 'huN" when tho earth IN
" nt,u they grow ~ constantly moist
O''a-iunaIlv almost -oggy. while others f.
Will only giN" good results when the
water drains IN promptly
- . rule NeTy liiil. caro- = taken "a
The selection al plants hu' tins. ~ %
AorI-t explained 10 me. - because ~.
~ uer- want certain culured flower
~ q ,"rtuln pTI"" Whom b." heard that
u certain woman had engaged ne - "arr
for four window i.oy"- be told me- no
Wa -orr, ~ say nr h..liry.d I would
lna" money ~ th" inh Mrs Blank
y. tu'"d rod flowers Hui vas only willing
600 paw ~" lua"-t IriD... 80 h" had l..-n
forced O." pgt ~ blaming g"ranuumS
although there want an hours srIn ON :
ary ~ the hpNee any day ~ the year
A. . result when the boxes fell under
ms "tr" m" plants w"r" beginning Ia
l-' surudling and most ~ tho flower huds
lad dIrd
ON taxi over Tho care NJ these box..
! found that they y"r. entirely without .
Ora nag Tho earth al-" vas pDDr 90
begin Si'h 7 had - PLAN talk with tho
Ow n"T told her what sorts 81 flow era
would CIV" the hs,i results ~ her window
-huWed her m" folly 81 hay ing geraniuuls
and explained " nat changes would have
fu b" fuai' lu the boNea
-Sh" did OhI"ot little 10 the cost ~ tbs.
&" r"fill the boxes Now in spite 81 the