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the climbing Nasturtiums and the well-known 

 Canary Creeper (Tropaeolum Canariense) are 

 also well suited. Of course Lobelia could 

 be used supposing white Snapdragons or 

 Petunias were planted, and such an arrange- 

 ment could be made into the stereotyped 

 tricolour display by introducing a few well- 

 grown plants of the red Geranium Paul 

 Crampel. By the by, Geraniums (Zonal 

 Pelargoniums) are very satisfactory in warm 

 positions, where many plants become stunted. 



Window box planted with silver-leaved Geraniums, white Violas, and 

 blue Nemesia. Canary Creeper and purple Clematis on the wall. 



Although yellow and orange shades can 

 be rendered very repellent by faulty asso- 

 ciation with other tints, in themselves they 

 are brilliant, and it is unnecessary to rely 

 on the yellow Calceolaria for the provision 

 of this colour. Marigolds, either the tall 

 African varieties or the Dwarf French, give 

 us many shades of orange and yellow ; both 

 flower very profusely. Among the French 

 varieties, Legion of Honour deserves special 

 mention as a suitable variety ; it is 9 inches 

 high. The closely related Tagetes signata 

 pumila becomes simply smothered with 

 comparatively small bright yellow blossoms. 

 If an edging is needed here pink Ivy-leaved 



Geraniums or white Alyssum may be used. 

 In boxes less exposed to the sun may be 

 planted the fragrant Heliotrope, in light and 

 dark shades. A window box of this edged 

 with Pyrethrum Golden Feather, and with 

 pink Ivy Geraniums rambling overhead, is 

 novel and attractive. Fuchsias are graceful, 

 and the Canary Creeper associates well with 

 them, while a box filled with Tuberous 

 Begonias makes a charming display. Mig- 

 nonette and Musk should both be included, 

 if only for the 

 sake of the per- 

 fume wafted 

 through the open 

 windows. Mar- 

 guerites have long 

 been popular for 

 w i n d o w - b o x e s, 

 but in addition 

 to the common 

 single white, use 

 should now be 

 made of the 

 double - flowered 

 variety Mrs. 

 Sander, which is 

 remarkably free 

 flowering. Aga- 

 thaea coelestis, 

 commonly called 

 the Blue Mar- 

 guerite, should be 

 used freely, for 

 the blossoms, 

 though small, are 

 freely produced, 

 and of a distinct 



shade of blue. The new varieties of Dimor- 

 photheca aurantiaca (Star of the Veldt) 

 have brought this valuable hardy annual 

 into greater prominence than hitherto, and 

 where novelty is sought after, together with 

 a graceful display, a box filled with these 

 flowers is scarcely surpassed. The plants 

 bloom early and continue to do so until the 

 end of the season, and the shades of colour 

 are wonderfully varied ; the average height 

 is 12 inches. The Japanese Pink (Dianthus 

 Heddewigii) makes a brilliant bordering to 

 other taller-growing plants, so, too, do the 

 variously-coloured Candytufts. 

 Flowers for Shady Windows. The 



