2 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 



.spidistraS, " s'om etinies* "known as "iron plants" on ac- 



count of their hardiness, will thrive in the shaded 

 corner of any schoolroom. 



.1 -loving plants, whether they require strong 

 or diffused light, should be placed near the 



FIG. 1. A Boston Fern and a Palm in a Schoolroom 



windowpane, so that they may receive all the light 

 possible. This is of great importance during their early 

 growing stage. Much of the subsequent success depends 

 upon the health and vigor acquired during this stage. 

 Crowding must be avoided ; two or three plants in a 

 window with room to develop are worth more than 

 a dozen which are obliged to struggle for existence. 



