HEMENWAY] WINDOW GARDENS 1 17 



Schools that can not buy plants for the schoolroom can very 

 readily grow enough to supply the whole building at a very small 

 expense. It will also be of more educational value to the children, 

 although it will, of course, take more time. The following plants 

 are named as being well adapted for successful growing, from 

 seed, in the schoolroom : 



Abutilon (flowering maple), mixed varieties; will last several 

 years if cared for. 



Little gem Alyssum (carpet of snow) ; blooms twelve or four- 

 teen weeks after planting seed and if the blossoms are cut will 

 continue blooming for six months. 



Asparagus plumosus and Asparagus sprengeri ; slow to start 

 but will last for years if well cared for ; do well in north windows. 



Begonia semperflorens, mixed varieties ; plants start slowly ; 

 bloom in three or four months after planting and continue bloom- 

 ing ; good for both north and south windows ; do best in warm 

 rooms. 



Calendula (pot marigold), mixed varieties; blooms in eight to 

 twelve weeks after planting and continues for three or four 

 months. 



Centaurea gymnocarpa (dusty miller) ; white or dusty leaved 

 plants used for their ornamental foliage ; do well in north windows 

 and will stand a low temperature. 



Chrysanthemum frutescens grandiflorum and Chrysanthemum 

 Comtesse de Chambord (white and yellow marguerites). These 

 well-known daisy-like flowering plants will live and bloom for 

 many months. 



Coleus, mixed varieties ; good for very warm and sunny rooms ; 

 handsome foliage plants. 



Cyperus alternifoleus (umbrella or water palm) ; sow seeds in 

 fine moss or moss and sand without covering and keep very wet ; 

 a handsome plant that is sure to do well in any window. 



Dracaena, mixed varieties ; slow to start, but at the end of a 

 year they will be nice plants that will improve in appearance for 

 several years ; will stand in sun, shade, heat and cold ; good sized 

 plants will stand more neglect than any other in the list. 



Fuchsia, mixed varieties ; grow rapidly in warm rooms and 

 bloom well ; do well in north windows when the rooms are warm. 



Kochia scaparia (standing or summer cypress) ; a handsome 

 plant ; completes its life in about five months. 



