Show PLANTS FOR SHADY WINDOWS dy EBEN REXFORD it often happens that the woman who loves plants has no sunny windows in which to grow them and under the impression that they cannot be successfully grown without sunshine she does docs riot not attempt their cultivation thus depriving herself of a great deal of pleasure especially in the winter there Is no good reason why the lover over of plants should be without their company in the winter provided of course that the temperature of the rooms can bo be regulated to keep out the frost and forne of the plants that can be grown in tha th windows that are without sunshine are among our most desirable ones for house culture first on the list I 1 would place the boston tern fern nearly everyone Is familiar with this plant it requires only the ordinary attention give it a soil of t garden loam with enough coarse sharp sand worked into it to make it friable a liberal but not an excessive amount of water and a temperature varying several degrees above the frost point and anyone may be reasonably sure of success with it it does not do very well however in steam heated gas lighted rooms no plants will nourish flourish under such conditions though many will live on indefinitely under them the aspidistra Is about the only plant I 1 would dare to recommend to those living in rooms heated and lighted as mentioned above this plant has an almost iron constitution ution which enables it to withstand influences that would soon kill most plants it seems to care nothing for the sunshine and therefore Is ia excellently adapted to cultivation in sunless rooms if not subject to the debilitating effect of steam heat it will make a most luxuriant growth and its rich dark leaves will afford a vast amount of pleasure while it is able to withstand unfavorable conditions better than other plants it to Is always grateful tor for good care and the he plants that are cared for well are always the ones that give the best satisfaction keep in mind english ivy Is an old favorite twined twilled up about a aindow it is a beautiful sight eight to see bee I 1 know of no vino vine having more attractive foliage its dark rich leaves have just the thick leathery texture a plant plants should bould havo have to resist the effect of dry alrand airland dust dust need never be allowed to accumulate on it however dust the vine every day you need not be afraid of injuring the foliage some of the finest specimens of it I 1 have e yer ever avers haven have aie never er had a glimpse of sunshine give it a soil of karen garden loan loam have its pot well drained water moderately do bo on the tha lookout for conlo it if any are found generally along the stalks but sometimes eom eilmes on the leaves wash the entire plant with soapy water taking care to rul mil the infested stalks well in order to make it easy to take the i plant down for cleant cleaning ng I 1 would ad viso putting small screw ser ow hooks in the window frame to furnish support for it rather than fastening them securely to the woodwork simply slip the vino vine over the hook book and it will wali need no other support when it Is necessary to take the plant down for any purpose nil all ono one has to do Is lift it out of tho the hooks that hold it and there you are the whitman fern Is a fitting companion for the boston fern fernok ot which it Is IB a sport this variety has much shorter fronds than the boston fern they aro are much wider however jand their leaflets are subdivided in luch a manner that each becomes a turo ture frond the effect is light and feathery lind and exceedingly graceful this is a most excellent plant for a place atthe sill while alao boston variety Is more effective it given a bracket halt half way up the tha window from froin which point of vantage its long fronds can droop in fit such manner as to display their charms most effectually all plant lovers have a desire to grow some member of the Adlan Ad turn branch of the tern fern family in the living room few have succeeded in doing this however because of the delicacy 0 of the ordinary varieties but we have one now that th atwill will adapt itself ordinarily to the cultivation which prevails pr evalla in the usual home this is Crow brow canum I 1 have given it a years trial and it has proved satisfactory as satisfactory as the old boston fern it is stronger sturdier in habit than any other Ad Adi antuni I 1 have ever seen and its foliage is thicker and firmer it prows grows to a height of about eighteen inches and has a corresponding spread of branches its foliage has all the grace that characterizes this division of tho the great tern fern family and a well grown specimen Is a thing to be bc proud of give it a soil of loam matter or leaf mold and sand equal parts let its drainage be good water well and cover something when you dust the room all the plants mentioned above are non tion flowering or more strictly speaking they are grown grow for their foliage only whatever flowers they have are so insignificant as to be unnoticeable but there aro are lowering flowering plants quite well adapted to culture in sunless windows one of these Is primula ob conica another Is primula Forb For esli beall primula ob conica has much longer flowers than the other variety and lb esthe detore more aliozy but primula For besil Is IB a most charming little thing that will win its way to the heart ot of every person who loves flowers A ine sit of lawn awn also alco showing a fine planting of shade trem tree |