WINDOW AND 



remove them promptly. Allow no seed to 

 form. Shower the plants well at night. It is 

 well to apply water at night, for, if given 

 in the morning the heat of the sun will help 

 bring about a too rapid evaporation. 



Window-boxes must be given very substan- 

 tial support, because the amount of soil one 

 of ordinary size contains will have great 

 weight when wet. Not only should they be 

 fastened firmly to the sill of the window, but 

 they should be given additional security by 

 bracing them well below. 



Veranda-boxes are simply evolutions of the 

 window-box idea. By the use of them, a ver- 

 anda lacking the charm of vines can be made 

 extremely attractive. Larger boxes can be 

 used than at windows^ and more plants can 

 therefore be grown in them. Nowadays we 

 often see second-story verandas and balconies 

 completely screened in by vines grown in 

 boxes standing on the floor, and the effect is 

 very pleasing; especially so, from the room off 

 which such a veranda opens, for it gives the 

 impression of having transplanted a bit of the 

 garden to the upper story, where it can be en- 

 joyed at one's leisure. For screening-in a ver- 

 anda, the Madeira Vine is a most excellent 



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