THE WINTER WINDOW GARDEN 97 



Put the plants out of doors when danger 

 of frost is past. Plunge them to the rim of 

 the pot in well-drained soil or coal ashes. 

 This will keep the pots cool, preventing 

 evaporation of water from them. Some 

 people put their azaleas in the full sunlight 

 during the summer; but, generally, it is 

 better to have them where they can get 

 the early morning and late afternoon sun, 

 but are shaded during the midday. Syringe 

 the foliage late each afternoon with the 

 hose or force pump, and see that the under 

 sides of the leaves are hit by the water, 

 in order to dislodge the red spiders and 

 thrips, which will do a great deal of harm 

 if not checked. In the fall store the plants 

 in a cool, light place, where the temper- 

 ature is from 35 degrees to 45 degrees. 

 Keep them here until you are ready to 

 force them, then bring them into a living 

 room and have the fun of watching the 

 flowers develop. 



The best way to keep the Ghent and mollis 

 azaleas over will be to grow them along 

 as described for the Indian azaleas, and to 

 plant them in the ground outdoors when all 

 danger of frost is past. 



