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blooming. A box of this kind can easily be 

 moved right indoors to flower there. The box 

 itself may be attractively painted, or a metal 

 case may be provided that the wooden box can be 

 slipped into. Of course you sow only the winter- 

 flowering strain for indoor use. 



There is also a low-growing variety of Sweet- 

 peas well named Cupid, which may be simply 

 planted in pots or hanging baskets, and allowed 

 to flower there. They are not only unusual and 

 effective in the greenhouse, but make unique 

 plants for gifts. 



The Butterfly Plant, Thunbergia, is very 

 easily grown, and covers a wide range of colors 

 — blue, purple, yellow, and combinations of 

 these. 



Smilax is familiar as "greens" for florists' use, 

 but until you have seen this growing after your 

 own training, the most airily graceful and beau- 

 tiful of all decorative vines when covered with 

 its tiny white flowerets, you can have no idea of 

 its real beauty. And there are the Ivys. 



The Tender or English Ivy (Hedera Helix) is 

 ideal for under-glass culture. With a little train- 

 ing you can produce with it almost any effect 

 that you please, and it will "stay put" for years. 

 There is a variegated form which may be used 

 effectively — but as with any plant of this kind, it 



