SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
CHAPTER I 
THE WINDOW GARDEN 
Conditions required for window plants. In every school- 
room one window should be reserved for plants. They 
may be placed on the window sill, on a shelf in front of 
the window, or on a table. A window near the front of 
the room is best. Here the plants may be seen at any 
time by every one in the room, and the extra floor space 
gives more opportunity for working. It is advisable to 
have each room equipped with a table that can be easily 
moved, so that a number of pupils may use it at the 
same time. On very cold nights the plants may be 
placed on this table and moved away from the window. 
Light is necessary to the life of all plants; they can- 
not develop without it. Such plants as geraniums, petu- 
nias, lilies, and roses require strong sunlight. Begonias, 
abutilons, nicotianas, daisies, coleus, and ferns may be 
grown successfully where there is an abundance of light, 
but they do not require much direct sunlight; they 
should be selected for rooms having north windows. 
Palms and India-rubber plants do well without direct 
sunlight and will thrive in a hall or on a stair landing. 
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