50 WINDOW GARDENING. 



their richest dress of green, and reach out their perfumed 

 blossoms ? 



But before we give rules for growing window plants, let 

 us look at these little things, which may come under the 

 head of general instructions. And, first, the 



SITUATION. 



We have decided to grow window plants, and we must 

 now choose our window. Let it, if possible, face the east 

 or south ; that is, be one which receives the full rays of the 

 morning sun. If we are unfortunate enough not to have 

 such a window, choose the one having the most sun ; the 

 afternoon sun is better than none at all. There are very 

 few plants which will nourish without sunlight, and, as a 

 general rule, the more we can obtain the better. If you 

 have a bay window, looking south, you need ask nothing 

 better . 



HEATING. 



If possible, choose a room where the temperature at 

 night never falls below forty to forty-five degrees. Let this 

 heat be maintained by an open fire, or by an air-tight 

 stove, on which a large pan of water should be constantly 

 evaporating. A furnace is injurious to plants, by reason 



