WINDOW GARDENING 



feet high fairly covered with flowers were not 

 uncommon. 



Geraniums of various colors are on the market 

 but only the free bloomers should be selected 

 for the window garden. In addition to the vari- 

 eties of Pelargonium, commonly called the ge- 

 raniums, there are other species which are also 

 desirable for the window garden. Among these 

 are the ivy-leaved geraniums. Lady Washing- 

 ton geraniums and numerous scented forms such 

 as the rose, nutmeg, and lemon geraniums. 



Young plants may be easily raised from cut- 

 tings at any time during the cooler months. The 

 cuttings may either be planted in sand in the 

 cutting box, or be potted separately in small 

 pots in a mixture of two parts loam and one 

 part sand. No fertilizer should be used in this 

 soil. During the time of rooting the cuttings 

 must be protected, as in Figs. 26 and 27. When 

 rooted the plants may be shifted to larger pots 

 using soil prepared after formula No. i. This 

 same soil answers in the shifting of large plants. 



If the plants to be used for the window gar- 

 den have been grown outside during the sum- 



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