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PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



yet not under the drip of trees. The flowers are usually 

 white, and produced in profusion in midsummer. M. com- 

 munis is the common plant of our parlors, of w r hich there 

 are many varieties, with small and large leaves, variegated 

 foliage, and flowers single or double. 



M. tenuifolia is a New Holland species ; a fine plant for 

 parlor culture. 



M. tomentosa is a fine Chinese species, with purple 

 flowers changing to white, so that flowers of many shades 

 are seen at once on the same plant. It should be more 

 generally grown, being equally hardy, except it is impatient 

 of exposure to the hot sun. 



ACHiENIA. 



A. malvaviscus is a beautiful parlor plant, symmetrical in 

 growth, and producing its brilliant, scarlet flowers in profu- 

 sion at the end of every branch. These flowers are suc- 

 ceeded by white berries, changing to bright red, which alone 

 would make the plant ornamental did it not always display 

 a profusion of bloom. 



The best way to grow the plant is as a pyramid, as tnus 

 the flowers and fruit show to great advantage. Give plenty 

 of sun and light, turning the plant frequently. It is not 



