WINDOW GARDENING 



heat but where it does not freeze. Keep it in 

 this condition during the winter, watering care- 

 fully. In late winter or early spring when the 

 buds are beginning to swell it should be re- 

 moved to a warmer room. If the plant is placed 

 in a warm room when taken in from the yard, 

 the buds, instead of opening, dry out and fall off. 

 When through blooming, repeat the treatment 

 outlined above. 



Every year or two the plant should be shifted 

 to a pot a size larger, using soil prepared ac- 

 cording to formula No. 2. The spring is the 

 best time to shift. Fig. 39 shows an azalea that 

 has been treated as described. 



BEGONIA 



Many kinds of Begonias do well in rooms 

 where the night temperature does not fall below 

 55 to 60 degrees. A lower temperature than 

 this is injurious and causes them to loose their 

 leaves. 



There are two classes suitable for house cul- 

 ture : a shrubby section with many winter-flow- 



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