CARE OF HANGING BASKETS IN WINDOWS 



much of an apparently simple operation 

 may be seen by the following. A visitor 

 to the greenhouse of one of the most 

 successful florists in America, was sur- 

 prised to find the proprietor engaged in 

 watering. In reply to the suggestion 

 that he might let one of the boys play 

 with the water, he replied : " When he 

 can do this, he knows it all." I am 

 frequently asked how often a plan' 

 should be watered, and always reply : 

 " 1 here is only one rule for all plants. 



and that is when it is needed." The suc- 

 cessful grower of pot plants must, after 

 mastering the principle of watering, learn 

 to apply it to the varying conditions and 

 requirements of a mixed collection with 

 intelligence. 



But this is a question of too great pos- 

 sibilities to be combined with the subject 

 under consideration 



H. H. Groff. 



Simcoe, Out. 



CARE OF HANGING BASKETS IN WINDOWS 



PE sure to see that suspended 

 plants get enough water. 

 Most persons complain that 

 they "haven't much luck with 

 hanging plants." In nine cases 

 out of ten, the fault is their own. 

 A plant suspended at the height 

 of one's head above the floor is 

 in a stratum of ver.y warm air ^ 

 where evaporation will take place 

 with great rapidity, and unless 

 water is given frequently and in 

 liberal quantities, the soil in pot 

 or basket will be very dry before 

 you know it. 



The best plan I know of for 

 keeping the soil in baskets even- 

 ly moist is this : Take a tin 

 can and make a small hole in its bottom. 

 Fill this with water and set it on top of 

 the soil in the basket. By watching 

 developments a little you can tell whether 

 the hole in the can is too large, too 

 small, or just the right size. It should 

 be of a size to allow enough water to 

 escape to keep the soil moist all the 



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time. It is much easier to fill this can 

 daily, or oftener if necessary, than it is to 

 apply water to the surface of the soil and 

 have enough soak into it to penetrate all 

 parts of it. The foliage of the plant can 

 be so arranged about the can as to 

 effectually conceal it. 



