New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN

standing they are so cheap mere In the ci'y'
so early so beautiful, they deserve to over
flow your boxes. especially II the boxes are
set in north windows In such windows
he pansies last longest and bloom oest'
boing flowers that love cool and moist airs.
Clipping faded flowers 10 prevent the form
ing Of seed pods prolongs the season or
bloom Buy those which come in fats
every grocer has them in their season
taking care 10 buy early in the morning,
and set out your flowers before they WIZ
badly. Water freely. and shade for twenty
four hours. 4 doubled newspaper arche'
over the box go as 70 leave air space unher-
meath helps the freshening up wonderfully
not only by giving shade, but b. keeping
in moist air.
Fuchsias DO well in north-looking Fin-
dows. Thrifty, small plants taken out VI
pots and set in rich earth carly IN ApT"
will grow and bloom all summer Ihev
nIst have plenty of water and be wen
sprinkled every day or 90 70 free the roiiase
Of dust. II the box IL small enough 70 %
set in a bathtub lay cloths over the eertn
in IL, fasten them Fl place, then turn on 'ne
water. letting It Iun barely tepid. ana sud-
merge box and contents. II the plants nave
grown too tall bend them down unoer water
doing the bending gently, else splash me
water by handfuls over them. This mead
o,.or-ears bathing is one secret or fms
houseplants. They pay for II in many
WAYS. not the least Of which is the fne
yernal fragrance they eXhale after the
ba,h--it il Ike the smell Of turf after
summer shower.
F1owering geraniums planted In ricn
earth around the first Of May, watered suf-
Aciently every day sprinkled three tunes
week and fortified either with ammoniated
bone meal or liquid manure once tort-
night will be masses OF bloom until frost.
Colcus in variety is fine for window nofes
tho main drawback is II oyergrows ana
about midsummer gets so ragged II must
be cut back almost 10 the root. IL grows
again quickly and varies so In color you
NAV make boxes II it harmonic with AL
most any color scheme.
Rose geraniun1s massed together are soof
for the windows of dining rooms; tne'r
green is delightful and the fine, faint ira
GRANGE is a preventive Of flies. sun helrs
tine growth Of them, but they do we'll WITH
only a few hours OF it. a rose geranium
al each end Of a big box with the spsce
between set thick with nasturtums. IL 70
he highly commended especially In SUB
urban situations, where also vine screens
for windows are often necessary.
Plant the vines, climbing nasturtums'
morning gIories, Kenilworth ivy, Madeira
vines or what you will--either In deep box
full Of the richest earth or a box oeo inc
width Of the window and directly below u.
Fasten 10 the inner edge of the box
breadth Of wire netting, not too small
reshed. 10 cover the outer face OF the WIN
dow Train the vines upon this wire as
they grow. BY midsummer or little later
Won should have q screen hiding the an
slghtlest outside objects. Water ana fer-
tIize the vine roots plentitullyi you VIII
have reward in growth and blowth.
Al-the-year-round boxes demand dwsrr
eyerereens. which are costly and seldom
worth while. The odd Christmas roses can
he nIanted in such boxes and will bloom
fairly in sheltered situations. II you have
room 10 plan and prepare your own boxes
sst ont crocuses thickly for earliest bloom.
Won can have tulips planted in pots ~ re-
Mace the crocuses or hyacinths, frees'as
or narcissi.
All here said Of window boxes apphes
equally 10 plants in stands and In part %
bedding out. Apply II each for herself all
Va nv sisters. who loving flowers are with
held by fate from growing them in mass.