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that will do well in a south window will not do well in a 

 north window, and vice- versa. For success do not crowd 

 too many plants into the box and do not expect the box 

 to present its best appearance when first filled; give some 

 room for growth and development. There are two methods 

 of filling: one where all the tall plants are placed at the 

 back of the box and the low ones in front; the other where 

 tall plants are in the center and low plants or vines either 

 side. The latter gives the most lasting effect since when 

 the box is turned about the light is more evenly divided 

 among the different plants. The box should have several 

 one-inch holes in the bottom for drainage and a zinc pan 

 should be placed under it. It should be raised from the 

 pan enough to prevent its setting in water. In the absence 

 of a pan a tight box can be used but will require great care 

 in watering. Outside boxes may be filled in the early 

 spring, even befoie the frost is out of the ground, with 

 well hardened Pansies or Bellis Plants (Perannis) or both. 

 A good assortment will make a very showy box. After 

 the danger of frost is passed and Pansies are not blooming 

 so well, take them out and fill the box with any of the 

 plants given in the list best suited to your exposure, or 

 mixed Petunia seed may be sown among the Pansies and 

 the latter allowed to remain. The Petunias will grow 

 rapidly as soon as the warm weather comes and entirely 

 fill the box with an abundance of bloom. Vines can be 

 used in connection with them. In the Fall, when the flow- 

 ering plants are killed, they can be pulled up and some 

 hardy evergreens planted, as Spruce, Hemlock, Juniper, 

 or Cedar. In this way the box will look attractive the 

 entire year. In the Spring take out the old soil and put 

 in new. Plants for outside boxes in Spring, February to 

 May: Violets, Pansies, Bellis, Forget-me-nots, and Bulbs. 

 The latter should be planted in the Fall. 



For Sunny Exposures: Achranthus, Alternanthera, 

 Ageratum, Begonias, Coleus, Cornflower, Dusty Miller, 

 Marguerite, Geranium, Petunias, Salvias, Snap Dragons, 



