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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for J9J5 
Self-watering window bot 
This shows body of box. false bottom above water 
chamber or reservoir and two sponges by which the 
water passes up to the soil. The water supply is 
replenished through a tube in the right-hand back 
corner. 
much used. All boxes should 
be raised a little above the 
base or sill on which they 
rest, otherwise both box and 
sill quickly rot. The self- 
watering type prevents drip- 
ping. But even they require 
looking after on hot days, 
especially in sunny positions. 
Florists estimate the cost of 
filling a box at one dollar 
per lineal or running foot. 
Asparagi^ Sprengeri, Ageratum, 
Among suitable plants are 
Aspidistras, Begonias, semperflorens type, Boxwood, Coleus, Cuphaea, 
Cobaea, Conifers (dwarf), Fuchsias, Hydrangeas, Heliotrope, Ivy 
(English), Lobelias,’ Lantanas, Marguerites, Nephrolepis, Pansies, 
Privet (goldenTleaved), Tradescantia, Verbenas, Vincas. 
Worms in Pots and Lawns. — To remove worms from pots or 
lawns, use half an ounce of corrosive sublimate (bichloride of mercury) : 
dissolved in 15 gallons of water. It will cause worms to come to the sur- 
face; but care must be taken that fowls do not eat them, otherwise they 
will be poisoned. A peck of freshly made quicklime mixed with 40 
gallons of water, and allowed to stand till it clears, if applied through 
the rose of a watering-pot, will have the same effect. These mixtures 
may also be used to remove worms from flower pots. 
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