The Art of Growing Flowers 3 



there are house plants galore for the winter months 

 when window boxes as well as outdoor gardens 

 must be abandoned. One little plant will lend an 

 air of cheerfulness to a room, even if it be not a 

 flowering variety, and anyone can have some sort 

 of house plant. A list of plants suitable for potting 

 can be found by referring to the index. 



In the city apartment, there arises the problem 

 of obtaining earth but a bag of heavy cotton, 

 or thick paper, and a suitcase, on a day when 

 one wants to take a journey into the woods, will 

 solve this problem, and soil taken from a spot 

 where vegetation is more or less rank can be 

 depended upon to be fertile. Then there are 

 fertilizers to be purchased in commercial form, and 

 a very small package of fertilizer will go a long 

 way with a few house plants. Whatever ob- 

 stacles there may be, flower-growth is possible in 

 every home if one will but take the pains — it 

 cannot be called trouble — to have them. 



Where there is more than one member of the 

 family able to spend a little time on gardening, 

 competition should be encouraged, for then the 

 flowers will be sure to receive attention and there 

 will be an added zest in watching them grow. 

 Children should be trained to a love of flowers 

 and to a study of the habits of plant life. It is 



