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side for the winter, still, where for any 
reason this cannot be arranged, the boxes 
should be made to contribute their share 
to the winter exterior aspect of the house, 
and it need be no mean one. For late 
fall display, such flowers as sedum spec- 
tabilis, and the pompon chrysanthemum 
can be used. Aspidistra, Farfugium 
grande and Dracaena indivisa will stand a 
great deal of cold weather. For all win¬ 
ter effect, a few evergreens or boxwoods 
of suitable form, edged with the hardy 
vinca ( minor anrea ) are unsurpassed, and 
add a very welcome note to the generally 
life-forsaken look of things. 
Another novel plan, where the right 
conditions — a sheltered, partly shaded sit¬ 
uation—exist, is to have a few plants of 
the Christmas rose ( Helleborus niger) 
where they may display their welcome out- 
of-season blossoms to the best advantage. 
A plan of an improved window box with 
double bottom. D, rope handles; A-B, 
zinc bottom; A-C-B, zinc bottom; C, 
drain 
A big factor in determining the degree 
of success you may attain in your window 
gardening will be the soil you use. This 
should not be taken haphazard from any 
out-of-the-way spot on the place, but 
should be of a fine, porous, light nature, 
with about one-third old, well-rotted stable 
manure mixed through it. In small 
amounts, enough for two or three window 
boxes, probably the best way will be to 
get it ready mixed at some nearby florist’s 
-—if you start in after freezing weather, 
this will be about your only course. Wood 
ashes will makes a good addition, as they 
help the soil and also add potash to the 
plant foods therein. 
In filling the boxes care should be taken 
to see that the drainage holes are covered 
so that they will not be clogged up with 
earth; and a layer of rough material 
should be placed in the bottom, and covered 
with moss before the prepared soil is put 
in. If you are going to arrange your own 
flowers, a good plan is to leave the top 
three inches of soil off, and place the 
plants, still in their pots, in position, re¬ 
arranging them as often as necessary until 
you are satisfied with the result. Then 
fill up nearly to the surface, and plant, 
leaving the soil depressed below the sides 
of the box sufficiently to hold water until 
it has a chance to soak in. 
Some plants require a richer soil than 
others. Callas, for instance, luxuriate in 
a soil made rich with cow manure added 
to a third or more of its bulk, and plenty 
of water. In cases of this kind, where 
other plants are to be grown in the same 
box, temporary partitions may be used, or 
the plant to be favored may be placed in a 
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There has been a bumper crop. 
This is because the tillers of the soil 
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There has been industrial activity. 
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and pay for doing it. 
There has been commercial success. 
The people who buy and sell and fetch 
and carry have been doing a lot of business 
and they have been paid for doing it. 
The country is prosperous because all 
the people have been busy. 
Good crops and good times can be en¬ 
joyed only when the Government main¬ 
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This task of the Government is made 
comparatively easy because the American 
people have been enabled to become so 
well acquainted with each other. They 
know and understand one another. They 
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The producer and consumer, no matter 
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The Bell System has fourteen million 
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