WINDOW AND PORCH BOXES 111 



into the hole, pressing the soil ahout it. Planted in 

 this way the boxes may go at once into the positions 

 they are to hold. 



When plants are received by mail for the purpose 

 they should have one of two treatments — ^they should 

 either be potted off into pots and set in the shade for 

 a few days until they have established themselves suffi- 

 ciently to be turned out of the pot in a firm ball, or 

 the boxes themselves should be put in a shady po- 

 sition, planted and allowed to start growth before be- 

 ing placed where they are required. Observance of 

 this rule will avoid many disappointments in window 

 box culture. 



Boxes may be very inexpensively equipped by plant- 

 ing with cuttings from the house-plants, by placing 

 them in some frost-proof, convenient place early in 

 March and simply sticking cuttings of geraniums, 

 fuchsias, vincas, and like plants where they are 

 wanted; they will root quickly at this time of year 

 and grow on very satisfactorily. 



Very attractive and inexpensive window and porch 

 boxes may be developed by the use of common garden 

 plants raised from seed. The bright colors which 

 make the boxes so charming are especially noticeable 

 in many of the summer annuals. The Phlox Drunu- 

 mondi give an infinite variety of pinks, scarlets, dark 

 reds and white and are indefatigable bloomers, har- 

 monizing exquisitely with the pinks and dark reds. 



