46 Filling Window Boxes. 



Box \Oth. — Scarlet Geraniums, with Lobelia ; blue 

 and yellow Violas and white Pansies round ; Canary 

 creeper trained as an arch over from end to end. 

 Scarlet Nasturtiums trained up the window. 



Box Wth. — Geraniums, Heliotropes, Calceolarias, 

 and Fuchsias; Mignonette, Musk, Lobelia, and 

 Echevarias round ; Sweet Peas and Convolvulus trained 

 up the window. 



Box \9,th. — Stocks, Asters, and Geraniums; with 

 Lobelia and Mignonette round. 



Box \Zth. — Stocks, Asters, Chrysanthemums and 

 Mignonette ; with Echevarias and blue and yellow 

 Violas round. 



Box \4:th. — Green and variegated twigs of Shrubs, 

 such as Ivy, Hollies with berries, Acuba, Laurels, 

 Box, &c., with cut Chrysanthemums in vials of water 

 intermixed, to be renewed as they fade during 

 winter. 



I have thus filled a few imaginary window boxes 

 arranged according to the flowering season of each 

 class of plants. The examples I have given will help 

 you in your selection of plants, and give you an idea 

 how to arrange them tastefully and to the best advan- 

 tage. Of course, circumstances must rule your selection 

 of plants to a great extent. Every one cannot aflford 

 to keep up such a selection of plants as I have 

 enumerated. StiU it is wonderful what you could 

 purchase for a few shillings in Covent Garden Market, 

 during the season. And by replacing faded and out- 

 blown flowers with fresh plants now and then, and 

 adding fresh soil occasionally, one box can hold all or 



