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and the red Arbutus berries also look very gay— 
but the hardy China Hoses make themselves valued 
then, and they often come peering out from amidst 
a wall of green, and give a sweet autumn scent 
as they mix with the Mignonette which lingers 
in drier spots. 
CHAPTER YII. 
WINDOW GARDENING. 
I often think that our little stands and window- 
sills that are bright with flowers in winter are 
even a greater pleasure than the many plants 
which blossom a few months later and each one of 
which is not so very precious. If we want to 
have these, however, we must think of it in the 
autumn, for the earlier after August that we get in 
our bulbs, the earlier in the winter will the flowers 
come out. In the wintry months I shall give 
some hints on window gardening, and I strongly 
advise you now to be very early in filling glass 
