2l6 HOUSE PLANTS 



Watering pot. A well-conducted indoor 

 garden ought not to be without a good 

 watering pot. It is not necessary, however, 

 to have one of those big affairs such as are 

 often used outdoors. There are small ones, 

 holding a couple of gallons which are much 

 more easily handled. They may be had 

 in either galvanized iron or copper. I 

 prefer the copper one, as it can be kept 

 in much better condition than an iron one, 

 and with ordinary care they will last a life- 

 time. The nozzle should be fitted with two 

 roses of different sized holes, one with very 

 small holes. To insure that the joint 

 between them is tight insist on the nozzle 

 or spout being fitted with threads that the 

 "roses" may be screwed on. 



Window boxes for the window-sill are 

 sometimes used in window gardening. They 

 are useful, especially where one wishes to 

 plunge pots in cool, damp moss. These 

 can be made of plain wood, or of metal tiles, 

 and supported on brackets. 



