WINDOW-GARDEN 



BROWALLIA MAJOR is a compara- 

 tively new plant. It is of extremely easy 

 culture. Those who are fond of blue flowers 

 will prize it highly, as it is of a shade extremely 

 rare among house plants. It begins to bloom 

 when quite small, but it is not until it grows to 

 some size that it is at its best. It is grown from 

 seed or cuttings. This, like the Petunia, is a 

 fine bracket plant if allowed to train itself. It 

 is also very effective as a basket plant. 



Another garden plant that can be strongly 

 recommended for the winter window-garden is 

 the Ageratum. Old plants which have done 

 summer duty can be divided in late autumn, 

 and each division will speedily develop into a 

 fine plant from which you can expect flowers 

 throughout the entire winter. The Ageratum 

 is always a favorite with the lover of dainty 

 flowers because of its exquisitely delicate laven- 

 der-blue color. 



Another excellent but little grown flower is 

 Plumbago capensis. This is nearly of the 

 same soft, beautiful color as the Ageratum, but 

 here all resemblance between the two ends. 

 The Plumbago frequently grows to be six and 

 eight feet tall, and can be trained about a large 

 window with charming effect. Its flowers are 



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