176 Milady's House Plants 



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Soil: For House Plants 27 



For Ferns 103 



For Repotting in Spring and Fall 102-104 



Spiraea japonica (Astilbe jappnica) 69 



Spraying 133-139 



Spruce 117, 130, 132 



Sun Parlors (as Plant Rooms) and Conservatories 153-169 



Arrangement of Plants, Aquarium, Birds, etc 



165, 166, 168, 169 



Most Attractive Room in the House 153, 168 



How to Construct an Ideal Sun Parlor or Conservatory. .162 



Diagram of 163 



Drainage and Watering Facilities 166 



Floor, Sloping, for Drainage 166 



Heating. 158, 160, 161 



Light Requirements 154, 156 



Location 156 



Protection from Sun 168 



Structural Features 154, 162 



Ventilation 164 



How to Construct the Plant Shelf 166, 168 



Some Twining and Climbing Plants for Sun Parlor: 



Abutilon as a Window Plant, for Baskets, etc 78 



Asparagus plumosus for Training on Window Frames. 



57- 59 



Asparagus Sprengeri, for Hanging Baskets 58, 61 



Ivy for Walls between Windows 56 



Fumigating 169 



Sweet Peas, in bowls 148 



Syringa (See Lilac). 



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Table centerpieces 143, 149 



Tradescantia (Wandering Jew) , .62, 63 



Trellis Plants 56-59, 167 



Tulips, Desirable Varieties •. 84, 94 



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Verbena, Lemon 117 



Violets, in Bowls 148 



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Watering Hints 21, 76, 100, 106 



Window Box Plants, Some: 



Asparagus plumosus 57 



Begonias 67, 167 



Euonymus (Bushy and Trailing) 117, 129, 132 



Evergreens 127-132 



Tradescantia (Wandering Jew) 62, 63 



Wistaria 117 



