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An exceedingly ornamental design for a flower pot for a drawing room is shown 

 in (Fig. 27,) made of Minton tile, the ground work of which is dark blue and the 

 flowers white. All such decorative pots impart a pleasant tasteful look to any 

 room. We would be glad to have them multiplied and constantly improved. 

 Fig. 28, is of the same material, but of various shades of white, red and green. 



Jai'dinieres . 

 These are fanciful, single or double boxes, of more artistic construction than 

 the common pot, and intended to be used for decoration purposes entirely. Many 

 are constructed and filled with entirely artificial moss, and imitation plants with 

 highly colored leaves, are set therein. Of course little or no interest is felt in them 

 after they have been placed in their position, while if they had been natural living 

 plants, the very care they daily required would have developed far more love and 

 appreciation than the former; still we would not omit either, all do well in their 

 proper place. 



Fig. 33. Fig. »t. 



Figs. 28 to 34, are rare ornaments of beauty, especially 29, 30, 32, which are 

 exquisite in their rich coloring and material. They are constructed of glass 

 mosaics, and intended to contain pots of choice plants, hidden with moss, and thus 

 prepared to adorn the window of the drawing room or library. The glass mosaic 

 is arranged in designs of richest colors, set into cement of pure white color, and 

 the whole hardened and polished to one glistening surface. Some of the designs 

 are imitations of snow crystals, and of course are the perfection of art. The in- 

 terior of these pots is lined with zinc, and they may at will hold either plants 

 with earth, or be filled with moss and hold cut flowers. The illustrations are 

 taken from originals exhibited at one of the Crystal Palace exhibitions in 

 London. 



Figs. 31, 33, & 34, are sketches of other designs of rustic stands and boxes, 

 with the Dracaena, which is a favorite with all fond of the plant decorations of 



