CONTENTS 



Chapter Page 



Introduction — Window Gardening in General .... i 



Causes of failure 2 



Selection of plants 2 



Neglect 4 



I. Containers 5 



Earthen pots S 



Kinds of pots 7 



Devices for catching drip 8 



Window boxes 9 



Structure of window box lo 



Hanging baskets 11 



Kinds of baskets 12 



Ferneries 14 



Japanese pots and tubs 15 



Other devices 15 



Jardinieres and their uses 17 



Necessity of drainage 17 



II. Potting 18 



Effect of the size of pot 18 



What determines size of pot 19 



Value of good drainage 20 



How drainage may be secured 21 



Shifting of plants 22 



Removal of plant from pot 23 



Shouldering 24 



Loosening of roots 24 



Potting the plant 26 



Implement for firming the soil 2,-} 



Potting of small plants 28 



Transplanting from garden 28 



Repotting 29 



