154 PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



select a plant with a straight stem. Tie up the main stem 

 as it grows, and by continued pinching restrain the too 

 luxuriant growth 



M. odorata is the variety chiefly grown. M. Hector and 

 Diana are pretty orange and pink varieties. 



Soil, four parts loam, one of sand, one of manure. Keep 

 the plants moist, but not wet, and give as much sun as pos- 

 sible. In bloom from February to May. 



CHINESE PRIMROSE. 



Both the single and double varieties of this plant are 

 pretty for window gardening. Sow the seed in July, in a 

 fine soil, as directed for calceolarias, and treat the plant the 

 same, except the pinching. By January, nice little bloom- 

 ing plants will be formed ; give them sun and air and do 

 not allow them to over-bloom, as they are apt to do. 



After bloom is over, set them out of doors (about June), 

 and on no account allow them to bloom during the summer. 

 Grow them well until autumn, then re-pot in blooming 

 pots, and by Christmas they will begin to show flower, and 

 keep up a succession until spring. 



Soil, one part turfy loam, one part well decomposed cow 

 dung, one part peat, and one part sand. 



