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are substituted. The practice of leaving 

 the planting of window boxes including the 

 selection of plants to the fancy of a job- 

 bing gardener, results in a very monotonous 

 display. The garden, whether it spreads to 



Showing the value of a double window box; as one lot of flowers 

 fades it can easily be replaced by a fresh display. 



Window box covered with cork and flanked by trellis for creepers. 



acres or is restricted to the scope of our 

 present subject, should reflect the individ- 

 uality of the owner. 



Flowers for Sunny Windows. We will 

 first consider the subjects suitable for planting 

 in sunny positions, 

 which include the 

 west, south and east, 

 as all these get a 

 fair measure of sun- 

 shine during the 

 summer months. 

 For windows facing 

 due south, and con- 

 sequently very hot, 

 nothing gives greater 

 satisfaction than 

 Snapdragons and 

 Petunias. The 

 fiercer the sun the 

 better these flowers 

 seem to thrive. It 

 is a matter of per- 

 sonal taste whether 

 the box is filled with 

 flowers of one colour 

 or of mixed shades, 

 but probably the 

 former plan gives 

 the best effect. The 

 intermediate type 

 of Snapdragon is 

 most suitable, un- 

 less for the front 

 of the box, where 

 the dwarf varieties 

 may be usefully 

 employed. Blue 

 Lobelias do not 

 associate well with 

 these plants as an 

 edging, but Ivy- 

 leaved Pelargoniums 

 or Tom Thumb Nas- 

 turtiums in suitable 

 colours are satisfac- 

 tory. The Ivy- 

 leaved Pelargoniums 

 may also be trained 

 up the sides and 

 along the top of the 

 window if so desired, 

 and for this purpose 



