STANDS FOR PLANTS. 



URIXG the cold winter months, when many housewives 

 are compelled to stay indoors so much of the time, they 

 find their greatest happiness in caring for plants, and 

 many have wished for years for a plant stand. Cannot 

 the husband or son use two or three hours some stormy 

 day in making one ? There are a variety of models to 

 choose from. An old pattern, and probably the best 

 because it will hold the most, is the half circular one with three shelves (Fig. 

 865). It is made with three legs and two short braces between them under the 

 lowest broadest shelf. The rear view is shown in the illustration, as its con- 

 struction can be seen there at a glance, and this is the view exposed to the 

 living room also, the shelves being turned 

 to the window. The shelves should be 

 made broad enough to extend beyond the 

 frame at least two inches. 



A small, strong bench to hold a large 

 window box (Fig. 866) is quickly made as 

 follows : Measure the depth of the box 

 it is to hold and make the legs long 

 enough to raise it to a level with the win- 

 dow sill. They are composed of boards notched at the bottom. A top board 

 is nailed or screwed in place and a shelf firmly nailed to cleats half way between 

 top and floor. This shelf is useful for a variety of purposes as well as a brace 



to strengthen the bench. Another pretty 

 stand is a rack added to the top of a 

 bench (Fig. 867). It is faced to the win- 

 dow and rests upon the sill. It will hold 

 a large number of pots on its two shelves 

 and on the bench. 



An arrangement which seems to be the 

 most perfect in every respect, because of 

 its allowing the plants all the sunshine, 



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Fig. 865. 



Fio. 866. 



