THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—WINDOW-GARDENS 343 
Some persons attach the box to the window, or support it 
on brackets attached below the window-sill; but a preferable 
arrangement is to support the box on a low and light stand of 
suitable height provided with rollers. It may then be drawn 
back from the window, turned around from time to time to 
give the plants light on all sides, or turned with the attractive 
side in as may be.desired. 
Often the plants are set directly in the soil; but if they 
are kept in pots they may be rearranged, and changed about to 
give those which need it more light. Larger plants that are 
to stand on shelves or brackets may be in porous earthenware 
pots; but the smaller ones that are to fill the window-box 
may be placed in heavy paper pots. The sides of these are 
flexible, and the plants in them therefore may be crowded close 
together with great economy in space. When pots are spaced, 
damp sphagnum or other moss among them will hold them in 
place, keep the soil from drying out too rapidly, and at the same 
time give off moisture, so grateful to the foliage. 
In addition to the stand, or box, a bracket for one or more 
pots on either side of the window, about one-third or half-way 
up, will be desirable. The bracket should turn on a basal hinge 
or pivot, to admit of swinging it forward or backward. These 
bracket plants usually suffer for moisture, and are rather diffi- 
cult to manage. 
Florists now usually grow plants suitable for window-gardens 
and winter flowering, and any intelligent florist, if asked, will 
take pleasure in making out a suitable collection. The plants 
should be ordered early in the fall; the florist will then not be 
so crowded for time and can give the matter better attention. 
Most of the plants suitable for the winter window-garden 
belong to the groups that florists grow in their medium and 
cool houses. The former are given a night temperature of about 
60°, the latter about 50°. In each case the temperature is 10 
to 15° higher for the daytime. Five degrees of variation below 
