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The plants most valuable for the purpose are those of 

 drooping habit, such as lobelias, tropseolums, Othonna 

 crassifolia, Kenil worth ivy, and sweet alyssum. Such 

 plants may occupy the front row, while back of them may be 

 the erect-growing plants, like geraniums, heliotropes, 

 begonias, etc. 



Just what plants will be most suitable will depend on 

 the exposure. For the shady side of the street, the more 

 delicate kinds of plants may be used. For full exposure to 

 the sun, it will be necessary to select the more vigorous - 

 growing kinds. In the latter position, suitable plants for 

 drooping would be: *tropseolums, *passhloras, the single 

 petunias, sweet alyssum, lobelias, verbenas, mesembry- 

 anthemums. For erect-growing plants: geraniums, helio- 

 tropes, etc. If the position is a shaded one, the drooping 

 plants might be of the following : tradescantia, Kenilworth 

 ivy, *senecio or parlor ivy, sedums, ^moneywort, vinca, 

 *smilax, *lygodium or climbing fern. Erect-growing 

 plants would be draceenas, palms, ferns, coleus, centaurea, 

 spotted calla, and others. 



For shady situations the main dependence is upon plants 

 of graceful form or handsome foliage ; while for the sunny 

 window the selection may be of blooming plants. Of the 

 plants above mentioned for these two positions, those 

 marked with an asterisk (*) are of climbing habit, and may 

 be trained up about the sides of the window. Others will be 

 found among the climbing plants mentioned under Vines, 

 Annuals and Basket Plants. 



After the plants have filled the earth with roots, it will be 

 desirable to give the surface of the soil among the plants a 

 very light sprinkling of bone-dust or a thicker coating of 

 rotted manure from time to time during the summer; or in- 

 stead of this, a watering with weak liquid manure about 

 once a week. This is not necessary, however, until the 

 growth shows that the roots have about exhausted the soil. 



In the fall the box may be placed on the inside of the 



