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white flowers, and rich scarlet berries, make it very ornamental ; it is easily ob- 

 tainable by any one. 



For a good selection to fill one box for winter blooming, we would proceed as 

 follows : 



Place in the centre a winter blooming Fuchsia, either Speciosa with its pink 

 waxen petals, and brilliant crimson corolla, which will bloom ten months in the 

 year, or Serratifolia, with its corolla and petals of two shades of crimson. 



Next place on each side the Lady Cullum, a variegated Geranium, and the 

 United Italy, with its leaves edged vith silver. Both of these plants give scar- 

 let flowers, but as they are grown principally for their leaves, you will nip off 

 all buds. Bouvardia Elegans, with its coral, trumpet-shaped flowers, should 

 come next ; on the other side, a pink Monthly Carnation, with its rich spicy 

 bloom. 



If the proportions of the box will admit, we would also plant Tom Thumb 

 Geraniums, white and scarlet. Then at the four corners, add in the corners 

 some of the difierent varieties of the Chinese Primroses, which bloom almost 

 ceaselessly, sometimes eleven months in the twelve ; then bring in an Alternan- 

 thera, with its brightly veined lance-shaped leaves, and a variegated Sweet A lyssum 

 with its white cluster of minute flowers. Bulbs of the Due Van Thol Tulips, or 

 Crocuses or Hyacinths, may be added, taking care to sprinkle the holes made 

 for their reception with sand, and to cover them with it. Shroud them in fresh 

 green moss, so that the leaf buds may not start before they have taken deep 

 root, which will enable them to support and nourish the gorgeous flowers which 

 lie embedded in their bosoms. Thus shaded, all will grow, and soon delight you 

 with their fragrance. 



One great advantage of these window boxes consists in the ease with which they 

 are watered and cared for; there is no shifting of pots, or other manipulations. 

 With a good moist temperature, and protection from frost at night, these box 

 gardens will be a constant succession of bloom from early winter to leafy spring. 



If proper fastenings are provided, these boxes may be placed out doors, just on 

 the window sill, or may have temporary staging erected for the purpose, and 

 there be tended and sprinkled without fear of damage to either window or furni- 

 ture. Here, in the open air and balmy days of spring and summer, can be grown 

 Verbenas, Heliotropes, Fever Fews, Geraniums and trailing vines, like Trades- 

 cantia, Moneywort, &c., and there will always be flowers for a bouquet or a but- 

 ton-hole. 



In an eastern or north-eastern window, Fuchsias, Mignonette and Pansies, 

 which shun the heat, can be grown to advantage. 



Plant Stands. 



Here again we meet with an endless variety of designs and forms of construc- 

 tion. Every conceivable form of taste, has been devised and executed, and we 

 are at no lack of convenience, but rather in a quandary, what to chose from so 

 many things that are so good. 



