68 Growing Flowers 



The average woman will find that eight or ten 

 geraniums of various colors will give her a great deal 

 more pleasure as house plants than almost any other 

 flower. They will bloom profusely, give plenty 

 of color, will stand neglect, and will not die if a 

 light frost nips them or if she should forget to 

 water them, and they are seldom troubled by 

 insects of any kind. 



The quickest and best method of rooting slips of 

 geraniums, nasturtiums, and other plants is by 

 placing them in a glass of water in a sunny spot. 

 The roots will start in a few days and they should 

 then be planted in soil. 



A geranium bed may be started at little expense by 

 purchasing in the fall one large full-grown plant 

 such as is usually considered past the prime of 

 usefulness, and taking off small slips to plant in 

 individual pots. The slips should be made from 

 the new growth and each slip should have one or 

 more joints from which the roots will sprout. 

 Caring for them during the winter will not be 

 difficult as they require so little attention, and by 

 spring a dozen geraniums will be ready to trans- 

 plant to the window boxes and flower beds at very 

 slight expense. 



