Bright gems of earth, in which perchance we see 

 What Eden was, what Paradise may be. 



CHAPTER III. 



PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



The Geranium. The Pelargonium : History. — Culture. — Soil. — Pot- 

 ting. — Winter Treatment. — Varieties. The Verbena : History. — 

 Culture. — Cutting's. — Summer Culture. — Potting- for Winter. — Wa- 

 tering-. — Soil. — Seedlings. — Properties of a good Verbena. — Window 

 Culture. — Varieties., The Heliotrope: History. — Culture.— Prun- 

 ing.— - Varieties. The Salvia, or Mexican Sage: Summer Culture. 



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