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SUGGESTIONS FOR WINDOW BOXES 



O T H city and country schools have found that 

 outside window boxes, properly prepared and 

 properly cared for, add materially to appear- 

 ances of otherwise unattractive buildings. 

 These boxes should never be built in second 

 story windows nor suspended by wires or 

 cords, for kept in such a manner they are a con- 

 stant menace to the children who play beneath 

 them. One accident caused by an insufficiently 

 secured window box would do more to harm school 

 improvement work than all window boxes are worth. 

 Make the box six or eight inches deep, twelve to 

 fifteen inches wide, and as long as the window is wide. 

 Build securely upon the window sill, but do not allow box 

 => to interfere with free movement of windows. 



Fill the boxes with fine, rich soil, and fasten 



firmly to the sunniest window. Place similar boxes on the porch or 

 fence. Plant morning-glories on the side nearest the house and train 

 up on strings. Plant climbing nasturtiums near the outside to hang 

 down over the box. 



Plant marigolds, asters or verbenas in middle of box. Plants should 

 stand four or five inches apart. 



Boxes need water every day. 



In watering care should be taken not to overflow the box so that the 

 adjacent school wall will become soil-stained and defaced. Plant the 

 flowers that will grow best in cramped quarters and are best suited for 

 decorative and nature study purposes. 



The best and highest thing a man may do in a day is to sow a seed, 

 whether it be in the shape of a word, an act, or an acorn. 



