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very cheap ; a more elegant and expensive stvle has lately come 

 into great repute, made of coloured glass or Etruscan ware. Tou 



will find it very interesting to grow, 

 perhaps, a couple of hyacinths in glasses. 

 Plants in a room should have orna- 

 mental covers for the pots ; you can 

 purchase expansive wooden ones from 

 the seedsman. They are very pretty, 

 and hide the unsightliness of a common 

 pot from view in the favoured domain 

 of your parlour. Tou can obtain them 

 either plain, coloured, or gilded; and 

 they will expand to suit the size of 

 any pot, or fold up into small compass 

 when not in use. You can also obtain an improved form, orna- 

 mented with imitation foliage. They are all very durable and 

 moderate in price. A very pretty and serviceable pot cover could 

 be made with cardboard, v. hich you could ornament to your taste. 

 A cardboard pot cover when ornamented with sea- weed and sheila 

 looks extremely pretty. 



( To le continued.) 



