WINDOW AND 



liotrope will make a most luxuriant growth in a 

 sunny window. Blue Lobelia, white Candy- 

 tuft, and Sweet Alyssum, are excellent to 

 plant at the edge of the box, to droop. The 

 best vines for this purpose are Tradescantia, 

 German Ivy, Moneywort, Lysimachia, and 

 Glechoma, all rapid growers. 



Boxes filled with Coleus of contrasting 

 colors are very attractive. When scarlet and 

 yellow sorts are used, the effect will be as bril- 

 liant as that of many flowers. Scarlet Coleus, 

 combined with the rich yellow Pyrethrum, 

 "Golden Feather," is very effective. Gray 

 Centaurea, better known as "Dusty Miller," 

 can be used with Coleus or Pyrethrum, with 

 charming results. Because of its spreading 

 habit, it should be given a place at the edge of 

 the box. The Coleus, being of upright habit, 

 should occupy the center. 



I last season saw a window-box filled with 

 scarlet Salvia and the trailing Abutilon 

 Eclipse. This Abutilon is of such slender 

 habit that it is almost a vine, and it is most 

 effective when given a chance to droop. Its 

 foliage is of a rich green, blotched, spotted, 

 and marbled with bright yellow. The sides 

 of the box were completely hidden by it. In 



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