WINDOW- GARDEN 



white. Their fragrance closely resembles that 

 of the Carnation. 



The Marguerite Carnation as a garden 

 flower is a comparative failure, because it sel- 

 dom comes into full bloom before cold weather 

 puts an end to it. But if plants having double 

 flowers of fine color are potted in late October 

 they will continue to bloom throughout the 

 winter in the window-garden and give nearly 

 as much satisfaction as the greenhouse varie- 

 ties of Carnation. Their flowers are smaller, 

 as a general thing, than those of the green- 

 house sorts, but frequently they are quite as 

 double and nearly always as fragrant, and they 

 have the merit of seldom splitting the calyx. 

 Care must be taken to shower the plant fre- 

 quently and liberally, as the red spider delights 

 to work on it in a dry atmosphere. This Car- 

 nation likes a cool room, and can be grown 

 with Ten-week Stock in windows some dis- 

 tance from the living-room fire. Try a few 

 plants of it this season and you will be sure to 

 include it in your list in future. It will give 

 you a dozen blossoms where you would get one 

 from the greenhouse sorts. 



The Azalea is a favorite plant for winter- 

 flowering, and its popularity is richly deserved. 



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