176 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING 



spring garden somewhat later. In this way the windows 

 may take the place of a hotbed in helping to start the spring 

 garden much earlier. 



Among the earliest vegetables to start in the window 

 boxes woidd be cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and spinach. 

 Later on we may start tomatoes, peppers, egg-plants, celery, 

 sweet potatoes, cantaloupes, and later plantings of the early 

 group. Parsley may be planted in the fall and grown in a 

 window all winter. It will furnish garnish and flavor for 

 table use whenever desired. 



There are some things, such as radishes, that may be 

 grown to edible size in the boxes. Gourds, cucumbers, and 

 sweet potatoes may be grown so large as to be very pretty in 

 the group of window plants. For this purpose they should 

 be transplanted into pots and well cared for as individual 

 specimens. 



