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The Flower Garden 



W indow-boxes Continued. 

 Plants in, require watering every 



day, 253. 



Preserving during winter, 95. 

 Quantity of plants necessary for, 



89, 90. 

 Stocking, 95. 

 Two boxes necessary for the 



season, 90. 

 Window-boxes, outside, 88- 



97- 

 Add to cheerfulness of rooms, 



88. 

 Plants best suited to the light 



should be selected for, 88. 

 Proper construction of, 89. 

 Suitable plants for, 88. 

 Supply of water necessary, 89. 

 Window-sashes, old, for use in 



making hotbeds, 32. 

 Winter Aconite, 191. 



Winter, care of old and young 



trees in the, 202. 

 Winter protection of flowers 



and shrubs, 203-207. 

 Wire netting, judicious use of, 



in the flower garden, 251. 

 For Moles, 199. 

 Wood Hyacinths, 191. 

 Wooden frames, best results 



from, as winter protectors, 



203. 

 Work-table, indispensable in 



cultivating a garden, 39. 

 Worthless seeds, 42. 



Zanzibar varieties of Ricinus, 



best for cultivation, 144. 

 Zonal e Geraniums, time for 

 blooming, 77. 



