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filled with light, rich soil, 

 and Lycopodiums and Lo- 

 belias were planted in it- 

 The rind of the gourd, and 

 of the scallop squash, make 

 elegant baskets for drooping 

 plants. Cocoanut shells, 

 whether in their natural 

 state or embellished, with 

 rustic work around, are ac- 

 ceptable. 



Home-made baskets of 

 wooden bowls, (such as we 

 use in our kitchens,) are 

 very common and desirable. 

 Four or five holes should 

 be bored with a gimblet in the 

 bottom or the sides of the 

 bowl. The best sizes are 

 12 to 16 inches in diameter, 

 and if there are no rustic 

 arm supports, there must 

 be several holes bored 

 around the ed-e, in which 

 to fasten the cords it is supported by — three are enough. To ornament the 

 outside of the bowl, choose the gray and white lichens of the woods, fasten 

 them on with glue, or nail on with small brads. If the stilf mosses from 

 the pine woods are used, they can be wet with water, which renders them 

 pliable, and fastened on with thread copper wire, nailing nails on the inner 

 edge of the bowl and at the bottom, around which to twist the wires. The 

 contrast between the gray and white moss, and the rich emerald or brightl}' 

 variegated vines, is very beautiful. Such a basket, if planted with nothing more 

 than the Tradescantia Zebrina, and the green leaved variety of the same plant, 

 mingled with soft hanging grasses, or the bright green of the Moneywort, would 

 be very pleasing. City residents, of course, will not desire to make their own 

 baskets, but prefer to get them filled from the most convenient florist. We intro- 

 duce several verj" pretty designs, which deserve to be copied. 



Fig. 1, is a design for a hanging basket of more than usual elegance, and is a 

 specimen out of many favorite styles prevalent among the well-to-do classes oE 

 Berlin, Germany. The box is made of handsomely carved wood, the inside lined 

 with zinc or clay ; the basin is filled with earth, and in it are planted Begonias, 

 Caladiums, Coleus, Geraniums, Ivy, Ornamental Grasses, Calla Lily, and quite 

 a variety of other flowers. The size is about two feet wide by three and a half 



