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tion may be made of those that seem to he desirable. Do not 

 undertake to grow them all, but choose those you lite best, and 

 give them plenty of room and the needed care. 



The Daphne makes a- charnmig window plant, and if any 

 win thrive in a west window, this will. It is an evergreen 

 shrub, producing bunches of sweetly fragrant white or pinkish 

 flowers on the ends of the branches. The pot in which it is 

 grown should be filled one-third fuU of broken crocks, so as to 

 secure perfect drainage. The leaves should be kept perfectly 

 clean. While the plant is growing it should be freely watered, 

 and the temperature maintained at about seventy degrees by day, 

 to about forty-five degrees by night. 



The BIelioteopb is a very great favorite, on account of the 

 profusion of bloom and the delicious fragrance of its flowers. It 

 should be encouraged to grow large, by giving it plenty of pot 

 room and plenty of window room. It may be pruned and 

 trained into any desired form. 



Monthly Eoses, especially the tea-scented, are beautiful 

 window plants. They need rich soU, thorough drainage, frequent 

 washing of the foliage with a fine rosed syringe, as even a tem- 

 perature as possible, carefully guarding from draughts of cold air, 

 and smoking with tobacco if the green fly makes its appearance. 

 They should have the morning sun, but be shaded from the 

 afternoon sun when it has become powerful. 



A list of some of the best in this class will be found rmder 

 the head of Monthly Eoses, in that part of the book which treats 

 of Eoses. 



Hyacinths make beautiful window plants grown either in 

 pots filled with soU, or in moss, or in water. They should be 

 kept in a dark cellar, free from frost, until well rooted, and then 

 placed in the windotv to bloom. As soon as the flowers begin 

 to expand, the plants will require abundant watering. If kept 

 in a low temperature, say sixty-five degrees, the flowers will last 

 much longer. 



The Cyclamen is especially suited for window culture. The 



