The Springfield herald., 1913-05-09
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Interesting Pointers.,o ,ond Garden
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WHAT ,bFO -PlA lAMTaa AND WHEN
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BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD BonrEp


A comparativelxIi small ~ Y, n dnqMbSEw vi bbsa ' 81
the peopleoltD IouFalafSso Stteih; StttAteA ;1hAHa
the ground avaitAtla TfszWanvesstsbAe
garden. A muchelarssr number have
some little plot that will raiaa- flow.
ers. but the nat dweller; has ,RpthipqE 81
the kind. ,,dslIduq.
This does not indicate i,thaA 1t Fat
dwellers may not,o haven flowers in
summeEihouexezaas,theynean always
have thezh hindwiAdoMdbexas apd dfxee
quentlyItln porch b0xes and hanging
baskets, s,oI rol isieG on fii7ss yrjn, he,ia,n
Flowers of many kinds .ardn hues
will grow u fnfIsst perfection' IN
boxes Of RaStoSs kids and ail, they
need H. Aunshine and 3 1tttla earsm
attention. They eppst1tutsb the, .Ss;l3 .Ss;lA3isf Si
Joy of the summer season and nn one
should be without them FROM May
until frost time. b1nW
Almost any sort 6foasbbxIwiiiiAoD8o %
long as 1t is deep enough furn,the
roots to grow in, iand strong enough
to hold the earth. An excelelnt-w win
dow box can zbsr made Of ,t}hree;qnegy. } q qql9q v
ter-inch lumber. one. .,fopfs deep aHd
one foot wide, the length being rsgu-
later. Of course. atps the rS5zeI pr the
opening in which the boy Is to At.
The width Of The window or porch b9x
is immaterial. but rthe1 dsptb ,Sh4gld
not be1less than ten, to twelve inches.
in the bottom TO allow 1for, sdHdnase
and fasten the box nArnly in1paacs,
as 1t wifi weigt' q great idealsaftex
nr y III Ia ,asIti At ,lt atx.J k.
FIJI It Viii, th,'1!i 1richf a. greenhouse ofifgssss. gssy
den earth. having mixed IN a quantity
of well-rotted manure. Some hpe
wood ashes will assist the blossopA
wonderfully, I but coal ashes, areuA
detriment. Have the earth f1As and
mellow and plant the flowers aaasoon
after filling the box as possible.
The quickest andi most, sAtistastpSy
way to stock these bo1es lis to buy
potted plants from the horist :, and
transplant themao TAAyssrAreo,ionore
sturdy than. plants 7SSownn from seed
in the boxes and they ih20pnh much
earlier!ie- The qtost cisa prohih1tisesain
many Cases. however, and aimostssa
annual flowers will grow 'freln seed
in such koxes. . Whers tha amount of
sunshine is limited It is almost nesess
sary to put in planta instead 81. weeds;
Geraniums are probably the most
satisfactory towering -.planta faE, the
formal window box. and theyw &rs
very widely used. Foliage planeT afe
excellent and Withstand Tie hot aftef;
noon sun better thar fbiw iweE1ng piaAfS.
Ferns do we'll in shaded locations.
Small plants OF English ", Wan
dering Je@1 and mdny J6f thessmAller
vines are useful. for, dfabiaE effects
and we have seen some opfn the Target
growing anunkth VINES. such o as Wild
Cucumber. SCARLET Runner Beans and
Morning Glory, psed III win dow poaes
with excellent. results. the long, grace;
full vines, either climbing ins the usual
way orctrailingd doBRD cyeF the alae,o
the box, o. 'oc10 1esy ,,eztii -,e.u ., oe:,a.
Hanging baskets, eithet fern sSalssl
moss Baskets, or boxes, ;scann Auas
in any sheltered location. and -thes
are very satisfactory. We recommshd
the use of self-watering hanging. bas,
kets, as the ordinary hanging device
ia inconyenient to- handle and H must
be watered constantlyTiHw NJ asH89u3
Remember that success with boxes
demands lotsrnfowater every day.
three times as much asi you would
give the same, plants sinn b. heidi