WINDOW GARDENING. 



inches in depth, as the framework of the table is 

 presumed to be deep enough to hide the pots : 

 the whole of the basketwork should appear above 

 the surface of the moss. This table may be used 

 for cut flowers of dahlias, pinks, or carnations, half 

 of the box being filled with moss, and filled up 

 with fine white sand, into which the flowers are 

 to be stuck nearly to their calyx. If tastefully 

 arranged with regard to the harmony of colors, 

 such a table will have a pretty effect, and the 

 flowers will last for several days, if not exposed 

 too much to the action of the air. All stands for cut flow^ers should be provided with 

 glass shades, to be put on at night when the company retires, and removed just before 

 breakfast in the morning, to secure them from dust, which 

 must necessarily arise in doing up the rooms in the morn- 

 ings, and also to protect them from air. The moss and 

 sand being saturated with water when put in, the flowers 

 will remain much longer than if placed in water alone. 



"Fig. 16 exhibits a very elegant flower-stand upon a 

 principle diflferent from those already noticed. It was the 

 invention of Mr. Saul, of Lancaster — a name w^ell known, 

 from his many and excellent contributions to the horticul- 

 tural periodicals, extending now over many years. It was 

 published in the second volume of the Magazine of Botany^ 

 and described as follows : ' The very high state of perfec- 

 tion to which casting in iron has arrived is taken advantage 

 of for ornamental purposes. The present flower-stand is 

 worthy of notice, and will not be very expensive. • There 

 are four movable baskets, a a a a, which move round on 



the rod 6, and may be placed any 



height and any figure that may 



please the possessor, to suit the sit- 

 uation in which it is to be placed. 



The rod h moves up and down in 



the pillar c, till the branch rests at 



the top of the pillar at (/. Tlie 



branch e is movable, and may be 



taken oflf the rod, so that the brack- 



^^^m/mjn 



ets may be slipped oflf at the top, leaving only one or two 

 according to the number of plants intended to be placed there- 

 on. The stand is bronzed, which gives it an elegant appear- 

 ance, either fit for a drawing-room or any other place. The 

 bottom / is made of difterent kinds of ornaments, to suit the 



