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length is usually greater. These are placed on the rail- 

 ing of the veranda, or on the floor at the front of the 

 railing, sometimes at the end of the veranda only, but 

 most frequently along the entire front. When placed on 

 the rail, they are made in sections to fit between the 

 posts, but if on the floor at the front, they may be con- 

 tinuous. 



I desire to impress the importance of ample size for 

 such boxes. If made six inches high, and six, eight, or 

 even ten wide, the plants will be the better for it. Beauty 

 here depends largely on their being well filled with good 

 sized, vigorous plants, and such require a fair bulk of 

 earth in which to grow. Window boxes may be made 

 with a bottom outline shaped as in figure 109, and pro- 

 ject beyond the window sill (indicated by the dotted 



Fig. 109. — ^PiiAN or WINDOW box. 



line), both in front and at the ends. In this shape they 

 can be plenty large enough, and will look well. The pro- 

 jecting weight may be in part sustained by a wire at each 

 end, running to a hook or strong screw at the top of the 

 window frame, and on these wires climbing plants may 

 be trained. 



A pleasing arrangement of boxes for houses built with 

 the square, regular fronts, so common in towns, is to 

 have a box run the whole width of two or more windows, 

 and the space between, or along the entire front, resting 

 on the sill projections. In a three story building — the 

 first floor being store>?, and the others living apartments, 

 if a box is thus run tlie entire length at the second story 

 windows, and then for the third story a single box is 

 provided for each window, with none between, the effect 

 as seen from the street, is very fine. 



