THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



are excellent contrivances ; in theui the roots of the plant meet with 

 a more genial material than wood or iron, and have also a neat rustic 

 appearance. But of course your 

 own taste will guide you in the 

 construction or purchase of a 

 hanging basket. An excellent 

 substitute is a little square piece 

 of wood with a hole in each 

 corner, through which strings are 

 drawn, knotted under the holes, 

 and joined above to loop over the 

 nail. This little platform will 

 hold a pot and saucer nicely, and 

 when the plant has grown a little, 

 will be a great ornament to your 

 window. An enamelled tile with 

 a hole drilled in each corner an- 

 swers the same purpose, and 

 looks neater. This is the cot- 

 tager's favourite way of suspend- 

 ing a plant in a window, but 



I dare say you will find 

 answer the purpose better 



wire t\(ta 



than 

 twine. 



Nothing looks so handsome 

 as a small terra-cotta or Etruscan 

 pot or vase, with a nice plant in 

 it standing in your parlour. Illus- 

 trations of different styles are 

 given in this paper. You should 

 by all means have one or two if 

 you can afford it. They are high in price, ranging from two 

 shillings and sixpence and upwards. Many people cannot afford 

 ornamental pots or vases at those prices, and regret the want of 

 them, for they are really handsome ornaments. I need scarcely 



say anything to you about cut- 

 flower vases. There are few homes 

 without a small vase or two for 

 holding cut flowers. They are so 

 easily obtained that it is a pity to 

 see a lovely bouquet stuck into a 

 mug or tea-cup for want of one. 

 Cut-flower vases of glass are now 

 greatly used in dinner-table and 

 drawing-room decorations. They 

 are generally trumpet-shaped, and 

 made in many different styles. 

 The common trumpet glasses are 

 very useful for cut flowers on any 

 occasion. Hyacinth glasses are decant ornaments when filled with 

 nicely-grown hyacinth bulbs in Mower. The common glass ones are 



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