FLOWERING PLANTS FOR WINDOW-BOXES 91 



Another primrose which is especially satisfactory as a 

 house plant is the variety called obconica — it seems to have 

 no other common name. It has clusters of good-sized flowers 

 on the ends of long stems and requires less sunlight than 

 many blossoming house plants. 



The cyclamens form another group of flowers which are 

 very attractive during the winter on account of their ex- 



Cyclamen Blossoms. 



traordinarily beautiful blossoms. But these plants are much 

 more difficult to keep in a thriving condition in the home or 

 school-room, because they cannot endure a warm tempera- 

 ture. It would be worth while to experiment with one or two 

 plants in the coolest room available. 



GROWING LILY-OF-THE-V ALLEY IN-DOORS 



One of the most interesting plants that can be grown in- 

 doors is the beautiful lily-of-the-valley, which is so attrac- 

 tive out-doors in early summer. Every one knows that these 



