WINDOW- GAR DEN 



mention of all kinds of plants which I consider 

 desirable for winter use where flowers are de- 

 manded. But I have named those I consider 

 most likely to afford satisfaction to the ama- 

 teur. There are many kinds which the ex- 

 perienced gardener can coax into bloom which 

 the amateur would fail utterly with, and these 

 I do not think it worth while to say anything 

 about in this connection. 



There are many plants having fine foliage 

 which can be grown to excellent advantage 

 with flowering ones. Their leaves will admira- 

 bly supplement the beauty of the blossoms, 

 and there may be times when they will have 

 to be depended on to make the window-garden 

 attractive. I would advise including several 

 plants of the Madame Salleroi Geranium, with 

 its green and white foliage, Begonias argentea 

 guttata, olive and dull red, with silvery-white 

 spots, and maculata aurea, gold-spotted and 

 blotched on a dark green mound, and antheri- 

 cum variegatum, a plant having grass-like 

 foliage of pale green striped with pure white. 

 These are all easily grown. Their foliage is 

 almost as attractive as flowers, and they will 

 do much to brighten up the window-garden 

 when there are few flowers in it. 



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