PIAZZA AND BALCON^^ DECORATION 
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A Handsome Tub 
Plant for Piazzas 
Hydrangea Otaksa, the 
subject of our illustration 
on the left, forms a beau- 
tiful plant when grown in 
tubs for porch or other 
decoration. After bloom- 
ing, remove the flower- 
heads and continue to water 
faithfully until time to store 
away. Winter in a cold 
cellar, above freezing point. 
Prune the branches in 
spring, leaving two good 
buds on each shoot ; thin 
out weak shoots. Apply 
manure-water when in bud 
and results will justify your 
trouble. 
Veranda Boxes 
For the summer 
ornamentation of 
verandas, etc., 
nothing is more 
appropriate and 
beautiful than ve- 
randa boxes, well 
filled with trailing 
and other plants. 
Almost any foliage 
and summer- flower- 
ing plants can be 
utilized for the pur- 
pose. 
Blue African Lily in Summer 
Quarters 
Agapanthus umbellatus, illustrated 
above, is one of our finest tub plants 
for summer decoration. With age it 
forms large specimens and produces 
numerous flower-spikes 3 feet high, each 
crowned with from 30 to 50 lily-like 
flowers of exquisite blue. Its stately 
appearance and the striking color make 
it exceedingly effective when placed 
on the terrace, lawn or piazza. In au- 
tumn the plants must be taken into the 
house or greenhouse and be kept mod- 
erately dry. 
