Each year sees increasing interest in win¬ 
dow gardening, and more windows filled with 
flowers to give pleasure to the owner and to 
the passer-by. This volume is the result - of 
many years of happy work with house plants. 
It attempts to solve the problems of the average 
amateur about propagation, soil, potting, water¬ 
ing and general care. Many unusual plants 
have been tested, photographed and described, 
and special chapters are given to geraniums and 
begonias, describing rare varieties for those who 
enjoy specializing. 
Clear, simple instructions are given for hybridizing, whereby 
any amateur may produce new and lovely varieties. A chapter is 
devoted to plants, both new and old, for hanging pots, and another 
to bulbs for the window garden. Suggestions are made for over¬ 
coming hot, dry air, the greatest foe of house plants. As far as we 
know this is the only book on the subject written by a grower. Most 
of them are compilations prepared by writers. The author has really 
grown all the plants she has written about and illustrated in this volume. 
CONTENTS: 
Soil and culture, with proportions for mixing soil; Propagation by tip cuttings, 
basal cuttings, leaf cuttings and seeds'; Potting, watering and humidifying the air; 
Geraniums, their history, care, choice varieties and directions for hybridizing; 
Begonias, history, species, hybrids and culture; Bulbs in fibre, soil or water, 
dormant period, early blooming varieties and unusual kinds; Hanging pots, new 
and old plants 1 ; The personal side, joys of collecting, racial and trade preferences, 
amusing experiences. 
Illustrated. 160 Pages. 5% x8. Cloth. $1.50 
