VERANDA BOXES 



Plants that bloom freely throughout the season 

 should be chosen in preference to shy and short- 

 season bloomers. Geraniums, Petunias, Ver- 

 benas, Fuchsias, Salvias, Heliotropes, Paris 

 Daisies — all these are excellent. 



If one cares to depend on foliage for color, 

 most pleasing results can be secured by making 

 use of the plants of which mention has been 

 made in the chapter on Carpet-Bedding. 



Vines that will give satisfaction are Glechoma, 

 green, with yellow variegation — ^Vinca Harris- 

 onUj also green and yellow. Moneywort, German 

 Ivy, Tradescantia, Thunbergia, and Othonna. A 

 combination of plants with richly-colored foliage 

 is especially desirable for boxes on the porch or 

 veranda, where showiness seems to be considered 

 as more important than delicacy of tint or refine- 

 ment of quality. In these boxes larger plants can 

 be used than one would care to give place to at 

 the window. Here is where Cannas and Cala- 

 diums will be found very effective. 



Ferns, like the Boston and Pierson varieties, 

 are excellent for not too sunny window-boxes be- 

 cause of their graceful drooping and spreading 

 habit. They combine well with pink-and-white 

 Fuchsias, rose-colored Ivy Geraniums, and the 

 white Paris Daisy. Petunias — ^the single sorts 

 only — are very satisfactory, because they bloom 



