WINDOW AND VERANDA 

 BOXES 



OMEBODY had a bright 

 thought when the window- 

 box came into existence. 

 The only wonder is that per- 

 sons who were obHged to 

 forego the pleasure of a gar- 

 den did not think it out long 

 ago. It is one of the " institutions " that have 

 come to stay. We see more of them every year. 

 Those who have gardens — or could have them, if 

 they wanted them — seem to have a decided pref- 

 erence for the window-box substitute. 



There is a good reason for this: The window- 

 box brings the garden to one's room, while the 

 garden obliges one to make it a visit in order 

 to enjoy the beauty in it. With the window-box 

 the upstair room can be made as pleasant as those 

 below, and the woman in the kitchen can enjoy 

 the companionship of flowers while she busies 

 herself with her housewifely duties, if she does 

 not care to make herself a back-yard garden such 

 as I have spoken of in a preceding chapter. And 



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