Show ft Cheerful ul Window Box Boxes I ThIS This Is la the season m of pf the cheerful box Indeed the city dweller mally knows when spring has arrived ar ar- rived ived Jived by by the increasing display of ot window endow boxes Elf on on the fronts of the pomes omes of th the more progressive of his neighbors Hotels and clubs etor stores 8 ind dwellings dwellings' all aU bloom forth with the first spring d days s in a a series of ot narrow narrow gardens garden's planted in boxes on th the winlow win win- low ow w ledges lodges I The e thing of first Importance ortance In lanning a a. window box either in city r rs country I Is to fasten the box se- se Perhaps the best wa way to do doIs its Is is to have hooks and staples fas- fas ned ened to box and house so 80 that the fox ox can bo be hooked Into place In th the ring ng and unhooked when when Its useful useful- useful useful- Jess ess s in that position is over These are quite secure secure and are unnoticeable The brass braes eyes Ian n be screwed into the window sill tid nd the hooks Into th the boxes with litle lit- lit le effort P A very very good plan if the boxes are ei second story o or higher windows ori or i they are indoors is 15 to have trays ade de to fit under them a little larger I t an lan the boxes to cat catch h dripping dripping- Warl wa- wa r. rl If It you dont don't want to go to the pense of having the tra trays B made you youn ou oun n n buy those 10 cent 10 ent oblong trays d then buy b boxes small enough to toad nd ad on the trays m ln In filling tho the box begin in with a layer ayer clinkers or broken flower pots to gyp vs VP drainage e s space ace at the bottom Then put in the earth which can be procured from a florist or the woods Vh Vines es should be planted toward the front of ot the box to trail over the edge The plants should be crowded in rather rath rath- er closely so that no bare earth spaces show Geraniums are always a a. a good choice for tor they bloom well wen an and are sturdy and with their green leaves make a brave bra showing Dont Don't make the mistake of ot using red geraniums if you live In a red brick house Pink and white geraniums look far better with a a. red house than red ones for forthe forthe forthe the shades of bricks and geraniums are Just different enough to o clash Pansies and sweet are lovely together and the pansies should be be picked every day to Insure constant bloom Let the blossoms stay on the plants all da day this day r this for the appearance of the box from without Then pick them at night and they will give pleasure pleas pleas- ure in the house houe Nasturtiums are of of hardy growth I and they like pansies give cut flowers 1 tor for the h house Window boxes should be soaked with water Water them every day They are almost sure to be successful If they get enough water and occasional occasional occasional occa occa- applications of fertilizer This should be given to them about once a JL week There are fertilizer tablets to I dissolve In water for window boxes boxe's and these are perhaps the easiest of the effective kinds kind to use Dont Don't use too much fertilizer or the leaves will wUl I turn yen yellow w and the plants will wUl event eventually eventually even even- t die |