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thirteen inches below the window-sill, a strip of inch 

 stuff the length of the window-frame and three or 

 four inches wide; on top of this and at right angles to 

 it nail three similar strips of wood one foot long, the 

 outer ends resting on strips of wood attached to the 

 sill of the house ; these last strips must have the ends 

 bevelled sufficiently to fit snugly against the base- 

 boards and the bottom of the horizontal pieces and 

 be securely nailed together. If the measurements are 

 carefully taken the box will slip into place, on the 

 supports, just under the window-sill. Paint boxes 

 and supports to match the house. Window-boxes may 

 be kept in the cellar through the winter, or emptied, 

 dried and stored in a dry place, according to their 

 contents. Always empty and thoroughly scald the 

 boxes before using. 



In stocking window-boxes never put plants received 

 by mail directly into them; they should be ordered 

 early enough to pot and become established (the pots 

 full of roots) by the time they are needed for the 

 window-boxes, when they may be slipped into place 

 without disturbing the roots or checking their growth. 

 Placed at once in the boxes, in a sunny position, they 

 would probably be lost. 



Very fair window-boxes may be obtained at trifling 

 expense by using the boxes in which grass scythes are 

 packed, which may be purchased at the hardware 

 store for five or ten cents apiece. These are not as 

 wide nor as deep as one could wish, but have the ad- 



