Gardening for Shut-ins 



are assured an adequate and continuous supply 

 of moisture, a soft and friable soil, a reasonable 

 freedom from insect pests and a certain amount 

 of protection from burning sun and drying winds. 

 Moreover they are not restricted in their season 

 of bloom to a few months of the year ; the indoor 

 garden may be in bloom the year around — a be- 

 witching succession of most of the seasons re- 

 pertoire of bloom. 



The indoor garden may have its beginning in 

 the late days of September, when the hardy 

 spring blooming bulbs come into the market. 

 Nearly all of this class of plants force readily and 

 pots and window boxes may be filled with soil, 

 planted to tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, valley 

 lilies, and the like and set aside in a cool dark 

 cellar for midwinter blooming, requiring no fur- 

 ther care for weeks to come. In the meantime 

 their places need not be kept empty waiting their 

 time of bloom but boxes and pots of bright gera- 

 niums, cinnerarias, primroses, cyclamen and the 

 like will keep bright every nook and corner one 

 can spare. Nothing is more dainty and delight- 



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