72 Milady's House Plants 



Flowers — Materialized Sunlight 



In order to produce its flowers, the plant must 

 have sunlight. Flowers are, in fact, materialized sun- 

 light. Some, such as bulbous plants, make and store 

 away during the Summertime the color matter and 

 other necessary elements to form the flower so that 

 little besides water is required to develop them in the 

 following Spring. This is also true of the early 

 Spring-flowering shrubs, as is often demonstrated 

 by putting branches of Forsythia or Pussy Willow 

 in water in a warm room where they will develop their 

 flowers with little or no light present. 



Where to Place Flowering Plants 



These plants all belong to cold Winter climates 

 and are indicated in ithe list which follows as" plants 

 that may be set somewhat back froni' the south 

 window, or be placed near an east or west window, 

 or quite close to a north window. Plants that pro- 

 duce their flowers in the growing shoots, such as 

 Geraniums, Heliotropes and Begonias, need all the sun 

 that can be given them and consequently should be 

 placed near the glass in a south window, or if the room 

 is very light, all excepting Geraniums may stand in 

 an east or west window. By a "very light" room is 

 meant one which has several windows that are not 

 overshadowed by piazza roof or nearby trees and of 

 course where the light is hot obstructed by unneces- 

 sary curtains, blinds or shades. If the carpet or wall 

 paper is considered of more importance than the 

 plants in this respect, then the latter should be re- 

 moved to a room where the sunlight can be freely 

 admitted. 



