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PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



most common method in this country, culture in pots being 

 attended with more trouble, and occupying more time, than 

 can usually be given. 



They succeed admirably in any good garden loam, pro- 

 vided it is well drained; wet or moisture, when over 

 abundant, is very injurious. The soil should be trenched 

 to the depth of eighteen inches in the fall, enriching it at 

 the same time with leaf mould and cow's manure, thor- 

 oughly rotted ; should the soil be heavy, an addition of 

 refuse charcoal, lime rubbish, or sand, will be beneficial, 

 leaving the surface rough, that the frost of winter may act 

 upon it. In the spring, the beds should be again thor- 

 oughly spaded to the depth of one foot, and raked smooth ; 

 after which the plants should be turned out of the pots, 

 leaving the ball entire, and planted two feet apart each 

 way. The after treatment may be the same as recom- 

 mended for pot culture. 



Propagation, By layers and pipings, for increasing 

 approved sorts, and by seed for the production of new 

 varieties. 



By Layers. The time for performing this operation is 

 when the plants are in full bloom, or a little past. The 

 shoots of the plant, around the bottom, should then be 



