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grown enough to fill the whole window, it may be allowed to hang down in fes- 

 toons, forming a natural and graceful screen in any sunny window. Climbing 

 vines need considerable care and examination, for they are apt to harbor spiders 

 and insects of various descriptions. Likewise, they drop their dead leaves and 

 flowers, necessitating constant cleanliness. Nothing is so clean and satisfactory 

 as the Ivy. Everything in these pots must be regularly watered, and like all 

 other pots, precaution must be had as to drainage ; all troughs or boxes without 

 exception should be lined with zinc. 



Fig. 41. 



Fig. 41 is a design of a window box, constructed by an ordinary carpenter. 

 Two boards of common timber eight inches wide, half an inch thick, and three 

 and a half feet long, foi'm the side of the box ; the ends are twelve inches wide 

 eight inches high, six and a half inches broad. The bottom board is twelve 

 inches wide, one inch thick, three and a half feet long, and projects about an 

 inch beyond the side all around. A tray or lining of zinc was made by the tin- 

 man and fitted in. A piece of oil cloth with a pretty pattern, and some mosaic tile 

 work was obtained at the carpet store, and tacked carefully to the sides. Mould- 

 ings of wood were nailed all round the top, bottom and end, then all the wood 

 work was stained by rubbing it over witti burnt umber and water, and after it 

 was dry, a coating of varnish was put on to finish it. 



For filling such a box there is a great variety to choose from ; at one time you 

 may use Begonias, at another, Geraniums, with variegated foliage, such as the 

 L'elegante. Then at your pleasure you may, in cool weather, change to young 

 evergreens, of which Arbor V"itaes, twelve inches high, make the most cheerful 

 appearance. During the winter time if j'^ou have it in a reasonably warm room, 

 you can place several Dracaenas, the D. Terminalis and D. Ausiralis being 

 the best. 



Fig. 42. 



Fig. 42 is of plain tile or glazed earthenware. 



Fig. 43, is of Minton tile more highly decorated, and costing about $15.00. 

 The third or Fig. 44, is still more elegant, and represents it as it would appear 

 filled with Bulbs, Hyacinths, Crocuses and Tulips. 



The use of these costly window tile boxes is becoming more general every 



