The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-30
POTTED PLANTS
FOR LIVING ROOM
Some People Turn Bay Window Into
Small Conservatory, or Winter Gar
den, By an Attractive Arrange
ment of Plants.

I utHt by an AtlIdCLlft Arrange
ment of Plants.
Many lovers of flowers who have not
the time to bother with an indoor win
dow box, enjoy keeping number of
ported plants in the living room during
the winter. Some, in fact, have turned
a bay window into small conservatory
or winter garden merely by an attrac-
tive arrangement of plants in separate
pots. When a window box is filed, the
plants must be of the same general char
acter to be successful, but if ones VIM
ter garden is made up of plants in sep
arate pots a greater variety may be kept,
as each plant may receive different treat
ment in the matter OF light, watering,
soil, etc, and palms, rubber plants, and
cacti, which call for special handling,
may be added. Bcgonias, ivy, smilax,
and aspidistra, all good plants for in
door culture, demand more or less the
same treatment, as was explained in
previous article sent out by the u. S.
department of agriculture, describing the
indoor window box.
Those who do not have gardens would
do better to get potting soil OF the near
est florist for their potted plants. Good
potting soil may be prepared at home
but it usually takes considerable care
and forethought. Those willing to take
the trouble may prepare it by using one
part compost, one part good loan and
and one part sand. The compost should
be COW manure and good turf rotted to-
gether for year and turned two or
three times in the interim. Well de-
composed leaf mould would answer as a
partial substitute for the compost. One
twentieth part bone meal is good addi
tion to the mixture. If the loan is very
heavy, containing much clay, its proper
tIcn should be somewhat diminished. If
tie loan is light and sandy, reduce the
amount of sand, or in some localities
omit it altogether.
Potted plants should be examined oc-
TO see whether or not the
plant requires reporting. This is done
by holding the hands over the top of
lie pot, inverting plant and all. tapping
the edge of the pot os as to loosen it,
hen lifting the pot off. This cannot he
lone unless the soil is moderately moist.
i the ball of earth is completely covered
With roots, the plant should be put in
lightly larger pot with new potting soil
'tirmed" about the old ball OF earth by
'duming" with the fingers. Then wet
thoroughly.
A housewife who desires few potted
'lents but does not possess the reglla-
ion flower pots, may prepare tin cans
hat will DE quite satisfactory. small
ole should be made in the bottom OF
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7 few stones put in the bottom OF the
an before the earth is added. in order
0 give the proper drainage. The stones
r crockery should be also used IN the
OCULAR flower pot,
Hanging baskets may be used adj
aLtageously to make an indoor winter
arden attractive. They should be hung
car light window
Geraniums II geranums are potted so
rat the root growth is restricted aud
they are kept fairly dry. they may
p forced 10 bloom during the winter.
eraniums are attractive in the ordinary
indow- box because of their foliage
one They should not be placed in
indow box with the expectation that
lev will bear flowers.
Ferns Ferns as they come from the
,rists prepared for indoor culture should
placed in a strong light though they
ow well without sunlight. Improper
Altering. especially keeping the plant
aked or permitting il TO get dry, is
G foundation of most fern difficulties.
is especially difficult not to overwa-
r when the fern is in a iardiniere,
lere drainage is necessarily poor. in
ring and summer they viii require
rec times the water necessary IN fan
q winter
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E bath tub and give them bath with
ak soap suds made from q good grade
soap. The soap must h. thoroughly
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