96 PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



eral plants. They n a rurally res: after the blooming season. 

 When they again bernm to stow, re-pet them; if a plant 

 with a single stem is required, remove all suckers, other- 

 wise they will do no harm to remain: but the plant requir- 

 ing: frequent re-pottings, will sec:: become so large as to be 

 unmanageable. 



Toe foliage is peculiarly nne, and the plant is worth 

 growing tor this alone. 



If bio em is particularly desired, the best way is to plant 

 seme six or eight roots in the half of an oil cask. Paint it 

 green, and put on two iron handles : you thus have a very 

 cheap, pretty, serviceable, and durable tub. Fill this with 

 the richest loam, and set the plants, the largest in the mid- 

 dle, the smaller around the sides, and set the tub on the 

 piazza or in a grass plat. The plants will bloom during the 

 summer very freely, and may be wintered in a light cellar 

 with: at dimeulty, 



The proper soil is richest loam and peat well mixed. 

 When jrowmc. you cannot give the plants too much water. 

 In the window, if the plants are set in a saucer kept con- 

 st mtlv rail e d with water, thev will be the better for it. In 

 summer, the plant will grow well, and nower profusely out 

 ef doors in a tank. 



