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WINDOW GARDENING. 



decoration fine Fuchsias in flower, Gardenias, Hybiscus rosa sinensis fl. pi., dou- 

 ble and single flowering Petunias, Heliotropes, different kinds of Coleus and 

 Iresine Lindeni, or some small kinds of Ferns; or for a larger decoration only 

 plants with large lucent leaves, as : Ficus elastica, Palms, Musa, Strelitzia, Ara- 

 lias, Yuccas, Pandanus, Marantas, Cyperus alternifolius, and some larger 

 kinds of Ferns. 



Autumn offers a good variety of flowers and plants, rrhich do not require 

 much care. The longing for flowers awakens, when the rough -winds of 



autumn tells us that winter is 

 coming, and that the eye will 

 in vain look out for joyful col- 

 ors and shining leaves ; when 

 nature is dead, then comes the 

 desire to have some laughing 

 children of the Flora round our 

 warm hearth, that we may en- 

 joy their sweet odor and their 

 graceful shape. It is a fact that 

 a great many plants are culti 

 vated by florists for decoration 

 in the winter season. He who 

 has a greenhouse of his own 

 may have the pleasure to cul- 

 tivate for himself: Hyacinth, 

 Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus and 

 other bulbous plants, which can 

 he planted in fancy flower pots 

 or Hyacinth glasses. 



There is some poetical charm, 

 having early in February or 

 March, those messengers of 

 spring at your home. We men- 

 tion some other forced plants of 

 incomparable beauty. For in- 

 stance : Scilla Sibirica, Hepatica 

 triloba and H. angulosa, Rus- 

 sian and Neapolitan Violets, 

 Cyclamen Persicum, Hosteya ja- 

 ponica, Primula chinensis, Primula acaulis flore pleno, Delphinium formosum, Om- 

 phalodes verna, Phlox verna, Adonis vernalis, Iris Susianaand Persica, Fritillaria 

 meleagris, Anemone nemorosa fl. pi., PulmonariaVirginicia, SanguinariaCana- 

 densis and forced Rosa Thea, and Rosa Bengalensis. For autumn decoration 

 choose from the great number of blooming plants ; the latest in the season and 

 well suited for these decorations, by their compact low growth, is the Daisey-like 



Fig. 15. Parlor Fountain and Flowpr Stand. 



