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feet long. Worsted cords and tassels help out the richness of the frames, and 

 the brilliant hues of the foliage of the plants within. Few or no hanging baskets 

 we have seen can equal this for artistic taste. 



Fig. 2, is an illustration of a large, deep basket, filled with a dense growth 

 of the Convolvulus Mauritanicus . This is a highly ornamental plant, of droop- 

 ing, half shrubb}' character, slender habit, with a profusion of elegant light blue 

 blossoms, upward of an inch in width, forming an admirable plant for suspended 

 vases or baskets. It continues long in bloom, and its porcelain blue blossoms 

 are conspicuously beautiful. 



?ig. 5. —Group of Ferns. 



Fig. 3, is a picture of the Convolvulus drooping over the sides of a rustic 

 carved hanging basket. The outside framework is wood, but contains a clay 

 bowl sitting neatly within. The Convolvulus family afford many very desirable 

 plants for baskets of this description. One lady cultivator goes so far as to say 

 that the common Morning Glorj' is one of the most satisfactory plants she ever 

 cultivated. "The vine, by house culture, becomes delicate in form, and is very 

 thrifty. The flowers, a little smaller than the Convolvulus tri-color, appear every 

 morning, and remain until nearly night. Seeds planted in early spring, say 

 March, will flourish and bloom in less than six weeks." This family generally 



