CHAPTER XXVIII 



THE WINDOW-GARDEN 

 [October] 



TTTHAT else could I have for a window-garden, 



' Mr. Trommel ?" asked Mary. 



The old man took the pipe from his mouth. 

 "Geraniums rubber-plant," he said indifferently ; 

 "they suffer long and are kind." 



"But I want something different," objected the 

 under-gardener ; "why would n't other things 

 grow f " 



"Plants do not like it in our houses. They do not 

 have moisture enough. The dry furnace heat troubles 

 them. Also the insects. If you try to grow roses the 

 red spider will find them out, also the aphis ; and 

 one aphis, Liebchen, can have nearly a hundred chil- 

 dren before the warm weather begins. That is too 

 many for a rose-bush to take care of." 

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