AND WINDOW-BOXES 



even that may not be enough. Make it a rule 

 to use so much water that some will run away 

 through the cracks and crevices of the box. 

 When this takes place you may be quite sure 

 that all the soil in the box is saturated with it. 

 And if you keep it saturated throughout the 

 season you can grow plants in any window- 

 box. This is the secret of success, provided, of 

 course, you have chosen plants adapted to win- 

 dow-box culture. Do not make use of delicate 

 varieties, but use Geraniums, both flowering 

 and fragrant-leaved sorts, Coleus, Heliotrope, 

 Fuchsia, Lantanas, Petunias, Phlox, Nastur- 

 tiums, Mignonette, Sweet Alyssum, and such 

 vines as Moneywort, Tradescantia, Vinca, 

 Othonna, Lobelia, and Saxifraga. Plant 

 these at the sides of the box, to droop over and 

 hide it. 



A Morning-glory at each end can be trained 

 up and over the window, and will provide you 

 with a floral awning if you give it something 

 to clamber over in the shape of a framework 

 projecting from the top of the window. 



The window-box garden can easily be made 

 a success if the advice given above is followed. 

 But fail to supply a liberal amount of water, 

 and failure is a foregone conclusion. 



