WINDOW GARDENING 



well rooted, will, if liberally fed and watered, 

 give a wealth of flowers. 



Young plants may be easily propagated by 

 means of cuttings during the winter months and 

 will bloom freely during the following summer. 



Large plants may be carried over winter in a 

 dry cellar, but should be kept rather dry though 

 not allowed to shrivel. In the spring they 

 should be brought out of the cellar and cut back 

 to the well-ripened wood. When the plants are 

 well started either repot or shift. When treated 

 in this manner old fuchsias will give an abun- 

 dance of bloom during the summer. 



GERANIUM 



Although the geranium is one of the most 

 common, it is at the same time one of the most 

 satisfactory house plants. It may not always 

 be in bloom yet its profuse foliage always in- 

 sures it a welcome in the window garden. 

 (Figs. 24 and 41.) 



Geraniums are fond of the sun and should be 

 given the lightest window if they are expected 

 to flower. In former years, plants three to four 



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