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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



NDOOR WINDOW BOXES. 



^c^o^ INTER flowering plants may be 

 '"'i\/\ /< grown better in boxes than in 

 [i=^^^ small pots. Window boxes used 

 outsi^de in summer may be brought in the 

 house in winter if the precaution is taken to 

 make them water-tight with zinc or galvan- 

 ized iron. Leave a hole in the bottom of 

 the lining to draw off the surplus water. 

 The boxes may be placed on brackets or 

 hung with wires screwed into the window 

 frame, or placed on the sill. 



Any of the plants commonly grown in the 

 house oan be planted in the box. Geran- 

 iums of any sort, heliotropes, fuchsias and 

 begonias make a good variety, while a fern 

 or two gives a dainty, tasty effect different 

 from other plants. Or the box may be filled 

 with annuals grown from seed. Petunias, 

 phlox, sweet alyssum, nasturtiums and a 

 sprig of mignonette will give a variety of 

 bloom all winter. 



At the ends may be planted morning 

 glories and trained up each side of the 

 window. English ivy is also a good vine to 

 use, but is without flowers. In a cool room 

 carnations, violets and pansies may be 

 grown, while roses could be handled success- 

 fully in a kitchen where there were heat and 

 moisture. Tradescantia or Wandering Jew 

 can be planted along the edge to hang over 

 the sides, or the box may be covered with 

 pretty colored paper or drapery. 



Shelves fill up a window so much that 

 the men do not like plants in the house. In 

 brick or stone houses with the deep window 



casings, an arrangement as shown in the 

 illustration may be adopted. If there is not 

 room in the casing, a series of brackets 

 might be fastened along the side, and the 

 plants receive nearly the full benefit of sun 

 without obstructing the light. 



— American Agriculturist. 



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An Attractive Window Garden. 



Japanese Kokwa. — Among our handsom- 

 est and cleanest foliaged climbers are the 

 Japanese Actinidias, of which we have two, 

 more or less common, A. polygama and A. 

 arguta. In habit of growth and general 

 external appearances when grown, these 



vines resemble with some degree of close- 

 ness, our native bittersweet. They are ex- 

 ceedingly vigorous, bearing 'healthy and 

 glossy foliage. These flowers are rather 

 small and somewhat inconspicuous ; but to 

 offset this, the plant is almost completely 



