Bright gems of earth, in which perchance we see 

 What Eden was, what Paradise may te. 



CHAPTER IV. 



PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



THE GERANIUM. THE PELARGONIUM : History. Culture. Soil. Pot- 

 ting. Winter Treatment. Varieties. THE VERBENA : History. 

 Culture. Cutting's. Summer Culture. Potting for Winter. Wa- 

 tering. Soil. Seedlings. Properties of a good Verbena. Window 

 Culture. Varieties. THE HELIOTROPE : History. Culture. Prun- 

 ing. Varieties. THE SALVIA, OR MEXICAN SAGE : Summer Culture. 



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