146 Balcony and Area Gardening. 



When planting your bulbs you can arrange them 

 as you intend them to flower, either in masses of each 

 kind in one box, or mixed together. A very good 

 arrangement is to have them in lines Tulips, Hyacinths, 

 Crocuses, or Snowdrops alternately ; however, your own 

 taste will guide you in this. Remember to plant all 

 bulbs except the Hyacinth, below the surface; the 

 Hyacinth should have the top of the bulb above the 

 surface of the soil. 



As the Spring flowers die out the Summer flowers 

 will begin to take their place and cause your balcony 

 garden to have quite a dificrent appearance altogether, 

 Masses of gorgeous flowers, luxuriant creeping plants, 

 and fresh foliage of Ivy, Virginian creeper, Clematis, 

 Grape vine, &c., will give it a truly rich and sumptuous 

 appearance. 



Summer bedding plants all do best planted in boxes, 

 although you may have several specimen Geraniums, 

 Fuchias, Lobelias, &c., in pots, for moving about 

 handy; but all small plants in pots either on the 

 balcony or in the window should have their pots 

 plunged in boxes among moss or sand, they thrive far 

 better with their roots protected thus from the sun's 

 heat. 



For Area Gardens nothing is better than a few 

 hardy plants, such as Agave Americana, A. variegata, 

 A. horrida, Aloe Africana, Aloe picta and A. variegata. 

 Yucca aloifolia, Y. aloifolia variegata, plants of Ivy in 

 tubs trained on wirework, and such shrubs as Hollies, 

 Laurels, Bowes, Arbutus, Mahonia, Aucuba japonica. 

 Junipers, Yews, and several other varieties of conifers ; 



