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WINDOW AND VERANDA 



BOXES 



HE window-box was at first 

 designed to serve as a sub- 

 stitute, on a small scale, 

 for the garden which many 

 flower-loving women of 

 the cities can not have. 

 But the time has gone by 

 for such narrow limitations of it. Nowa- 

 days the owner of a garden is not satisfied 

 with flowers in the open ground. She must 

 have them at the windows of her room, where 

 they can be enjoyed at all times. The window- 

 box has become a necessity. We see it every- 

 where. And quite often we see it in its most 

 attractive form at the window of the humble 

 home, while that at the window of the stately 

 residence across the way lacks the beauty 

 which is the result of good care and loving at- 

 tention. For, the window-box, like the garden, 

 will not take care of itself. Neglect it, leave 



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