110 A LITTLE GARDEN THE YEAR ROUND 

 LIGHT AND AIK 



Newly potted Geraniums should be shaded 

 from the sun until they become thoroughly es- 

 tablished, and even then, though sunshine is ab- 

 solutely requisite to successful window-gar- 

 dening, Geranixmis should not be placed where 

 a blaze of the sun's rays strikes them through 

 heavy plate glass in a scorching manner. Like 

 other houseplants, Geraniums should be 

 turned around from time to time so the sun- 

 light will touch them on all sides. Geraniums 

 should have southern, southeastern, or eastern 

 exposure. Any other position is interesting 

 as an experiment, perhaps, but one need not 

 hope to have thriving houseplants under con- 

 ditions of other lighting. Unfortunately, gas 

 light is one of the worst enemies a Geranium 

 can have, and so many a failure to raise house- 

 plants in the living-room is explained by this 

 fact. Give Geraniums plenty of air. Plants 

 breathe as well as human beings. Every 

 pleasant day let fresh air from source enter the 

 room where you have your Geraniums, but do 

 not expose them to drafts ; they are as suscep- 

 tible to them as persons in delicate health, and 



