146 PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



eral plants. They naturally rest after the blooming season. 

 When they again begin to grow, re-pot them ; if a plant 

 with a single stem is required, remove all suckers, other- 

 wise they will do no harm to remain ; but the plant requir- 

 ing frequent re-pottings, will soon become so large as to be 

 unmanageable. 



The foliage is peculiarly fine, and the plant is worth 

 xgrowing for this alone. 



If bloom is particularly desired, the best way is to plant 

 some six or eight roots in the half of an oil cask. Paint it 

 green, and put on two iron handles ; you thus have a very 

 cheap, pretty, serviceable, and durable tub. Fill this with 

 the richest loam, and set the plants, the largest in the mid- 

 dle, the smaller around the sides, and set the tub on the 

 piazza or in a grass plat. The plants will bloom during the 

 summer very freely, and may be wintered in a light cellar 

 without difficulty. 



The proper soil is richest loam and peat well mixed. 

 When growing, you cannot give the plants too much water. 

 In the window, if the plants are set in a saucer kept con- 

 stantly filled with water, they will be the better for it. In 

 summer, the plant will grow well, and flower profusely out 

 of doors in a tank. 



