THE 



AMERICAN FLOWER GARDEN 

 DIRECTORY. 



EOOMS. 

 PLANTS IN ROOMS. 



To treat on the proper management of plants in win- 

 dows is a subject of considerable difficulty ; every genus re- 

 quiring some variation both in soil, water and general treat- 

 ment. Plowever, a great part of the labor will be abridged 

 by referring to these subjects in the green-house culture, 

 which is quite applicable to the parlor, green-room, or ve- 

 randa. If the room where the plants are kept is dark 

 and close, but few will ever thrive ; if, on the contrary, it is 

 light and airy, wijth the windows in a suitable aspect to 

 receive the sun, plants will do nearly as well, and, in 

 some instances, better, than in a green-house. This is 

 a well-known fact, and may be observed every day. We 

 have seen as fine plants of Cactus, Daphne, Roses, Gera- 

 niums, Gallas, Laurestinus, Carnations, Azaleas and Myr- 

 tles, grown in a window from year to year as ever could be 

 grown in a green-house. Indeed, when there is a failure, it 

 can be traced to one of the following three causes : 



1st. Want of pro^oer light and pure air is, perhaps, the 

 most essential point of any to be considered ; for, however 

 well all other requisites are attended to, a deficiency in either 

 of these will cause the plants to grow weak, yellow, and 



