THE PARLOR GARDENER. 103 



front of the house, and giving to passers-by a 

 sort of shower bath which may not be to their 

 taste. During prolonged droughts the foliage of 

 the plants of your garden at the window may 

 probably change from green to gray thanks to 

 a thick coat of dust ; in which case, you must, 

 at least once a week, have these plants taken, one 

 by one, to the sink in your kitchen, and there, by 

 means of a watering-pot with a rose pierced with 

 very small holes, give them, one after the other, 

 a good washing, such as they receive from a 

 pretty long shower of rain. 



All the flowers of the season from the violet 

 of March to the chrysanthemum of December 

 may succeed one another on the balcony exposed 

 to the east. Perhaps the heliotrope (which re- 

 quires a great deal of sun) and the lantanas, and 

 some others, may be exceptions ; these will, at 

 any rate, do better to the west and south. 



The Balcony to the "West. 

 On the western exposure you have carte 

 blanche; every ornamental plant may pass the 

 warm season there. You can place there, for the 



