Gardening for Shut-ins 



well equipped house — a sun room — will find 

 limitless opportunities for flori-culture, boxes be- 

 neath the windows, trellises against the walls and 

 hanging baskets, all affording opportunity for 

 much delightful work with flowers. 



One of the most fascinating features of indoor 

 gardening is found in the growing of greenhouse 

 and other flowers from seed, and this is a feature 

 especialty suited to the invalid or shut in. The 

 little flats in which seed is started are so light and 

 easily handled and the plants grown from seed 

 so sure to do well that one may depend almost 

 entirely on plants from this source. Almost any 

 light, shallow box may be used, as flat, half size 

 cigar boxes, codfish boxes, or boxes specially 

 constructed to fit the window-sills and divided 

 by strips of wood into several compartments may 

 be used. All require the same treatment — a 

 few holes to insure drainage, a fine mellow soil 

 of fibrous loam, leaf mold and a little sharp sand, 

 filled to within a half inch of the top of the box 

 and well shaken down, and the best seed procur- 

 able. 



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