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me-not growing side by side. The tender pinks and 

 blues blend charmingly, and when gathered last a long 

 time in water. Miss Jekyll says one of her favourite 

 combinations is London Pride and St. Bruno's Lilies. 

 We have not tried this for boxes, but can well believe 

 it ; London Pride is such a sympathetic little flower, and 

 sets oflF everything it accompanies. 



We have sometimes let the delicious Poet's Narcissus 

 (Pheasant's-eye) spring up amid these charming flowers 

 of later spring ; tall, fair, and gracious, they give an 

 added charm. If a tone of pink is wanted, not a better 

 spring flower can be chosen than Silene, sometimes better 

 known as the Campion or Catchfly. It can be bought 

 in clumps at any flower-market. 



If we like, it is quite possible to grow the very early 

 bulbs along with all these flowers : they do not interfere 

 with each other in the least. Every one takes his turn 

 to " show off" like the ballet-dancers of grand opera, and 

 does his part to keep a window-box bright with blossoms 

 right on from January to the end of May. 



For the encouragement of those who have to grow their 

 spring flowers in window-boxes instead of in the open, I 

 may quote some wise words written by one who knows. 



" The window-gardener," he says, " equally with the 

 possessor of extensive flower-borders, may enjoy the 

 early spring flowers, and in almost as great variety as his 

 more fortunate neighbours. Bulbous plants will grow 

 equally well in well-drained boxes, filled with soil that 

 is fairly good, as in the open border. They may, indeed, 

 grow better, for window-boxes are invariably sheltered to 

 a great extent, and bulbs in the border have sometimes 

 much to contend with — insufficient drainage, insect 

 enemies, inclement weather, to which they are fully 

 exposed, etc." 



Every one can vary his flower-scheme as he likes, seasan 

 by season. Anemones, some Irises, Jonquils, and Daffodils, 



