THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 171 



WINDOW GARDENING. 



BY JOHN E. AIOLLISON. 



{Continued from page 142.) 



SELECT FLOWEEING PLANTS SUITABLE FOR WINDOW 



GARDENING. 



|E have now arrived at a very advanced stage of our 

 operations. We understand how to grow our window 

 flowers to the best advantage. I will now select a few 

 of the most suitable plants for taking under your care ; 

 and for the sake of those who have the ambition to 

 grow some of the rarer kinds of plants, I will make my selection 

 pretty extensive. The acknowledged leaders of window plants are 

 the universal geraniums and fuchsias. Their beauty and easy 

 management cause them to be general favourites, and I will begin 

 with them. 



Scented-leaved Pelargoniums. — Lady Plymouth (variegated), 

 Pheasant's Foot, Pair Emily, Pair Helen. 



Large-flowering Pelargoniums. — Bonnie Charlie, Charles Turner, 

 Rifleman, Queen Victoria. 



Fancy Pelargoniums. — Bella, Miss-in-her-Teens, Duchess of 

 Somerset. 



Golden Tricolor Geraniums. — Mrs. Pollock, Lady Cullum, Sir 

 Robert Napier. 



Silver Tricolor Geraniums. — Prince Silverwings, Lass o' Gowrie, 

 Fascination. 



Bronze Geraniums. — Her Majesty, Prince of Wales, Reine 

 Victoria. 



Ivy-leaved Geraniums. — L'Elegant, Duke of Edinburgh, Fairy 

 Belle, Alba grandiflora. 



Double Geraniums. — Casa Grey, Scintellant, Maria Lemoine, 

 Aline Sisley. 



Zonal Geraniums. — Bed : Vesuvius, Corsair, Anna Pfitzer, Wel- 

 lington. White: Madame Vaucher, The Bride. Pink: Amaranth, 

 Blue Bell, Delight, Beauty. Variegated : Madame Rendatler, Gloire 

 de Corbeny, Seraph, Amelina Grussea. 



Fuclisias. — Single red: Black Prince, Wave of Life, Weeping 

 Beauty. Single white i Lustre, Rose of Castile, Starlight, Eglan- 

 ti8sima. Double red: Marksman, Avalanche, Harry Williams, Sir 

 C. Coutts Lindsay. Double white : Mrs. H. Cannel, Carry Symes, 

 Smith's Avalanche, Princess of Wales. Various : Alba, Coccina, 

 Crown Jewels, Sunray, Gracilis. 



Cinerarias. — Splendid flowers when in full bloom. The great 

 difficulty for a window gardener is to grow them well. It is best to 

 purchase them full-grown, with the flower-buds at the bursting. 

 Keep them properly watered. 



Calceolarias. — The same may be said of these as to rearing them. 



June. 



