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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



The frequency of watering can only he determined ness and continuity of t)looin. The succession of Ijloom 



by actual practice, being dependent on atmospheric may be carried out by tilling the lioxes in the spring with 



conditions, soil, sunlight, wind. etc. During average pansies and English daisies, and following these with 



summer weather the ])lants should be watered once foliageandflowering plants lasting thniugliDUt the summer. 



a day, and this should be done after sunset if possible The following \arieties of annual tlowering plants 



to prevent scald- 

 ing of the plants. 

 The foliage should 

 be washed in the 

 process of water- 

 ing to keep the 

 leaves clear of 

 dust, which clogs 

 the air pores, to 

 the detriment of 

 the plants. 



The red s[)ider 

 and the green 

 aphis are the chief 

 insect enemies 

 that are liable to 

 attack plants. A 

 thorough syring- 

 ing of the foliage 

 on both sides will 

 eliminate the red 

 spider, and spray- 

 ing with a tobacco 

 solution e r a d i - 

 cates the aphis. 



In selecting the 

 jilants to be tised 

 in the w i n d o w 

 boxes, special at- 

 tention must be 

 given to the 

 amount of s u n - 

 shine they receive. 

 All plants require 

 plenty of light, 

 but s o m e make 

 lesser demands for 

 it than others. 

 Plants which do 

 not demand the 

 maximiUTi amount 

 can be used on 

 the north side of 



Cuurlesy uj the Mtisouri Botantcai i.ardai. 



EFFECTIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ENTRANCE 



The fresh, rich green of the English ivy and geraniums in the boxes, and the bay tree in the tub. makes 

 an attractive contrast with hot pavements and the severe architectural design of the modem office build- 

 ing. The tired business man has a springier step and a keener light in his eye when working in such 

 an atmosphere — such is the subtle, scarcely to be observed effect of nature's living plants. 



are specially suit- 

 able for window 

 gardens : -Vgera- 

 tum, a com])act- 

 growing, hard y 

 idant, about one 

 foot in height and 

 jiroducing a con- 

 stant succession 

 of white, light 

 blue, or ])urple 

 flowers: Asters, 

 although m ore 

 easily grown in 

 the open ground 

 than in boxes, and 

 having a short sea- 

 son of bloom, will 

 thrive in the win- 

 dow garden ; Ca- 

 calia, a slender, 

 graceful plant, 

 blooming persist- 

 ently, growing 

 about sixteen 

 inches high and 

 bearing tassel- 

 shaped, bright 

 orange -c o 1 o r e d 

 flowers ; Calendula 

 or M a r i g o 1 d, a 

 rather coarse 

 plant from ten to 

 fourteen inches 

 tall and producing 

 large yellow flow- 

 ers : Candytuft, a 

 hardy, easily 

 grown plant six to 

 sixteen inches 

 high and bearing 

 abundant clusters 

 of white or purple 

 flowers; California poi)])y. an oix-n trailer and a ])er- 

 sistenl though not al)Uiul;int blounier: t'hinese pink. 



buildings or in shaded situ;itions. It is easy to overdo 

 the use of certain cons|)icuinis ])lants of trailing habit, 



which give an undesirable "weepy" etYect, due to the a i)ersislent bloomer with llowers of brilliant color; Dian- 



great ])rofusion of hanging vines. Color combinations thus, a brilliant-hued garden ])ink which is not easily 



are inqjortant, of course, and the colors of blossoms grown, but is so attractix'e as to warrant the elTort; 



must be considered in selecting the plants. Against Cobelia, a slender-stemmed, delicately graceful plant 



light stone or stucco, red. purple, or scarlet will look bearing small, beautiful blue flowers, and verv desir- 



well. and l)lues. yellows, and whites with as nnich green able for the window bcjx because of its graceful habit 



as possible as a backgroimcl make a pretty contrast with of growth and constant bloom; Mignonette, one of 



the red brick l)uilding. Flowering plants should ])os- the most fragrant of our common flowers, and one 



sess the cpialities of ra[)id de\elopineiU and profuse- that does well in the window box; Nasliirtiuiii, an excel- 



