The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06

blooms in a window box than to grow
good foliage. Flowering plants are
eyacting. and will not as a rule find
enough light in the ordinary living
room, even though placed near the
window, although they may do well
in conservatory.
Vines are among the most salts
factory plants for window box.
Among those that can be trained up
over the window to make an attract
i've green frame are English ivy
| tHedera helix, German ivy (Senecio
mikanioides), and smilax asparagus
asparagoides). The first two are
grown from cuttings. which are best
started in spring. while the smilax
! is best started in late winter from
seed. Rooted plants of all of these
may, however, be purchased from
| florists. Strings to support the vines
| are necessary.
Geraniums when grown with these
| vines are attractive as foliage plants
but are not likely to give much bloom
in soil moist enough for the vines.
10 induce bloom, geraniums should
be grown in a separate box or in pots.
BegOnias Especially Desirable.
Begonias are admirable plants for
growing in window boxes. The foil
age of all begonias is attractive, but
especially so are the beautifully
marked leaves of the Rex variety.
The Beefsteak, Gloire de Lorraine
and other varieties may be expected
to grow well and to flower under
the conditions that suit the vines al
ready described.
Ferns in variety are available for
the window box and may be selected
at any florists to suit the taste of
the grower, but dwarf varieties are
better suited for the room available.
Ferns may be grown with begonias
satisfactorily. Both require a tenn
perature lower than the average liv-
ing room.
Coleus is another group of plants
that may be grown in a window box.
but they must have sun. The leaves
of these plants have a wide range of
color and marking as well as of size
land shape. They must have warm
en- atmosphere than the plants alrea-
dy mentioned, a temperature of SIS
degrees to so degrees at night being
desirable. The mealy bug is often
quite troublesome on Coleus.
For an upright plant growing foot
or Is inches high Aspidistra is salts
factory. The leaves of this plant
grow in somewhat the same manner
as garden flags, but there are varie
ties with variegated leaves as well
as those with green leaves.
Kenilworth ivy is trailing plan
that is attractive when it droops over
the sides of the box. 1t is a delicate
looking, easily grown vine, will
small leaves and small white flowers
1t is usually grown from seed, bu
late in the season it may be bette.
to purchase plants from the florist.
Another good plant for droopin
over the box is the Mesembryanthe
mum triGolor or air plant. 1t
very easily grown from cuttings.
TO make variety some of tn
Sedums are very attractive and stan
more neglect than many other plants
Sedum acre, or Love Entangle," wi
form a mat on the surface or han
over the edge of the box, while So
dun Specialize, "Old Hen and Chic
ems" will make little clusters of blu
green among other greens.
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the window box is the Mesembrya'
themums, or ice plants. There a
several of these to be obtained, all
them more or less trailing in habit
An attractive Towering vine tn"
will thrive under conditions suital
for geraniums, and more particular
Coleus, is the nasturtium. This
grown from seed, and blooms throuoil
a long season.
Flowering plants to supplement Il
green of the window garden need
be grown elsewhere through at le;
a part of their existence and
brought in when in bloom. Wino
bulbs, lilies. ported geraniums,
many other towering plants may
supplied from time to time eitl
from the florists or from a wind0'
in some less-used room where IT,
are grown till nearly ready to bic"
som.