132 WINDOW AND PARLOR GARDENING 
Mahernia, a small, floriferous plant, with slender branches 
and sweet-scented Oxalis-like flowers. It grows best in light, 
fibrous soil, and should be propagated by means of young herba- 
ceous cuttings. The plants must be carefully trimmed and tied 
to form fine specimens. The yellow blossoms expand shortly 
after midwinter. The plants should have a gentle rest after 
flowering, after which they may be pruned back, repotted, and 
started afresh. 
Mignonette can easily be raised in pots for winter use. Sow 
a few seeds of some good variety in small pots, thin the seed- 
lings, and leave the strongest only. Repot in rich soil once 
or twice. Keep the plants growing in a cool, airy room, and 
pinch the shoots to form bushy plants. Water freely and spray 
or dip the top occasionally in water. ‘The plants need staking. 
Musk-plant. Mimulus moschatus. Can be grown from seed 
in the spring for baskets and window-boxes. It is a pretty 
dwarf plant, with numerous yellow flowers of a musky odor. 
Myrtles can be grown with the greatest of ease in almost 
any house. They are propagated by means of cuttings taken 
with a heal, any time of the year, and grow well in asoil com- 
posed of equal parts fibrous loam, leaf-mould, decayed manure, 
and sand. ‘Trim the young plants as they grow with a pair 
of scissors to form bushy specimens. Large plants will flower 
freely. 
Nerium Oleander. To grow the Oleander successfully, 
propagate by means of ripe cuttings inserted in water through 
the cork of a bottle. The soil recommended for myrtles will 
suit oleanders just as well. Water freely during the growing 
period. If placed in the open air in summer the branches will 
ripen well and produce flowers freely during fall and winter. If 
the roots are allowed to dry suddenly the young buds are apt to 
