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grown outside, plunged in a border up to the rim of the pot till the 

 flowers begin to open ; then taken inside and placed in the window 

 to flower. They require abundance of water always. After flower- 

 ing they should be cut down and shaken out of their pots and the 

 roots separated ; you can then select as many nice little pieces as you 

 may require to pot again for next year; keep them indoors till 

 spring is advanced, and then plunge them in a border as before. 

 Clematis Jackmanii and other varieties of hardy clematis make ex- 

 cellent window climbers grown in pots or tubs, and trained as they 

 grow round the window. They can be grown eitber inside or out- 

 side, though outside is preferable. They require to be cut down every 

 year and fresh soil given. They have a splendid appearance when in 

 flower around a window. Ivies are grand window climbing plants. 

 The Golden variegated Ivy especially is quite a gem for the purpose. 

 The Scarlet honeysuckle and the Virginian creeper are also very good 

 window climbers. 



Rustic brackets may be designed and placed on the walls of the 

 window recess to hold flowering plants. The most suitable plants 

 for them are the Saxifraga sarmentosa, or Aaron's beard, and S. 

 Fortunii, the blue and white lobelias, Ivy-leaved Geraniums, Musk 

 plant, Creeping Jenny, Tradescantia zebrina, and any other hanging 

 plant that would droop over and hide the pot. 



I can fancy how beautiful a window of this description would be 

 with several nice pot plants on the sill ; a Clematis Jackmanii bloom- 

 ing gaily overhead, other climbers up the sides, and a hanging basket 

 both within and without the window well furnished with hanging 

 plants, and pots of blue Lobelia or Musk on the side brackets, all 

 combining to form a beautiful and harmonious picture which would 

 be a pleasure to every beholder. This can all be done with very 

 little expense ; it only requires taste and patience to work it out. 

 The expense and trouble are nothing to the pleasure you will 

 experience. 



There is one little thing in plant growing which you should 

 always be particular about, that is, the correct labelling of your 

 plants. Although you should have their names correctly in your 

 memory, it is always the proper thing to have them legibly written 

 on a label and stuck in the side of the pot, immediately between the 

 pot and ball. A piece of lath or white deal not above three-fourths 

 of an inch in width, cut into a neat shape, and six inches long, 

 pointed at the end for insertion, with the sides smoothed to write 

 upon, makes a capital label. Before writing on it give it a very thin 

 coat of white paint; this makes the pencilled name stand out clear, 

 and prevents it from being obliterated. The name should always be 

 written down the label in a plain round hand, and in two lines if the 

 name be lengthy. Of course wooden labels will soon decay at the 

 inserted ends and have to be renewed; to avoid this an imperishable 

 label can be made of zinc, cut into the same shape. This you may 

 write upon with ink. There is an indelible ink that never fades sold 

 by the seedsmen for this purpose ; you can also purchase from them 

 Yeate's No. 15, or Erfurt potting label made of zinc, just the label 



