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wild cucumbers are particularly satisfactory, running up 

 trellises at the ends of the boxes and trailing down over the 

 sides in a way to give an astonishing amount of foliage and 

 blossoms. 



Some of the tuberous begonias may well be utilized here, 

 the window-box being a particularly desirable place for grow- 

 ing these plants with their wonderful richness of coloring. It 

 is better not to try to grow more than two colors of these 

 begonias in the same box, and of these two colors one should 

 be white. The double petunias are also admirable flowers 

 for this exposure, the light or pink varieties lighting up the 

 box in a most delightful way. These plants when well grown 

 cover a considerable surface, so that one should be careful 

 not to crowd too many into a box. A box containing two well- 

 grown plants near each end, with some upright plants like 

 the antirrhinum between them and some vines along the 

 front margin, will make a very attractive effect through the 

 summer. 



An excellent vine for use in the east boxes is the interesting 

 plant called solanum jasminoides. As will be noted, this 

 plant belongs to the same genus as the potato, and the white 

 flowers which are borne in beautiful jasmine-like clusters 

 show by their structure their family relationship. The vine 

 is not very generally known, and it would be worth while to 

 try at least one in the middle of the box for the sake of its 

 novelty. The climbing or trailing nasturtiums may, of 

 course, be utilized in these boxes. By choosing colors that 

 harmonize with the colors of the other flowers in the box one 

 can get very attractive results. 



