The Balcony and Window Garden. 
must deal with the various aspects separately. We must not only do this, 
but also take into account the position of balconies. For instance, a balcony 
may occupy a south or western aspect, and yet, owing to the contiguity of 
lofty buildings, be so shaded as not to get any sun whatever. In a case of 
this kind it would be useless to employ sun-loving plants, especially flowering 
kinds, as absence of the solar rays would encourage leaf growth at the expense 
of the flowers. Thus it is manifest that at least two positions—sunny and 
Having decided the foregoing important points, our next business is to 
describe the most suitable plants for each purpose. Taking the sunny 
position first, as being the most important of the two, we have practically 
but three aspects to deal with, namely, south,, west, and east ; the north 
getting so little of the sun’s rays as not to warrant its inclusion in this section 
of our remarks. Of course, it is needless to say that the first of these aspects 
is the best for ensuring a really good display. The number of plants available 
is practically unlimited. Of climbing plants there are Clematis 7nontana 
C'flammula , C. Jackmanii , and the hybrids of C. lanuginosa, C. patens, and C. 
florida; green and variegated ivies, Blue Passion flower ( Passiflora ccendea ) ? 
Dutchman’s pipe ( Aristolochia sipho ), Ampelopsis Veitchi. Common Jasmine 
(Jasminum officinale ), yellow Nepaul jasmine (/ asminum revolutum ), and the 
white Noisette rose ( Awiee Vibert). These are all permanent climbers. 
Stout boxes or tubs not less than eighteen inches deep and a foot wide are 
necessary for growing the foregoing plants. In the bottom of each place 
about three or four inches of broken bricks, and on this some rough 
fibrous material, filling the remainder of the space with a compost of two 
parts turfy loam, one part decayed manure and silver sand. Plant the climbers 
any time between October and April. The aristolochia, Nepaul jasmine, 
Clematis flammula and montana , and the passion flower are the best adapted 
for twining among the balcony railings; the others may be trained in a 
negligd manner up the pillars, sides of the windows, or up a lattice-work 
trellis secured to the wall. Honeysuckles, especially the Goat-leaf Woodbine 
( Lonicera caprifolium ), and the Golden-leaved Japanese Honeysuckle ( Lonicera 
brachypoda aurea-reticulata ), the former a spring flowering, and the latter an 
ornamental foliage kind, may also be grown as balcony plants, except in very 
smoky districts. For balconies near the sea, the Nepaul jasmine and the 
blue passion flower are the most suitable. Then among annual climbers we 
have the Common Nasturtium ( Tropceolum majus ), Lobb’s nasturtium 
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