THE GARDEN 



best for at least six months, therefore we can- 

 not aff ord to put off the preparation of it if we 

 would have enjoyable specimens in midwinter, 

 when they will be most appreciated. The 

 commoner plants, like Moneywort, Lysi- 

 machia, Othonna, Tradescantia, and Saxi- 

 fraga, will afford more satisfaction than the 

 "novelties" which florists offer for sale at 

 fancy prices. Do not depend on single plants 

 in the making up of baskets, but make use of 

 at least half a dozen plants in each. All the 

 sorts I have named will grow from cuttings, 

 which need not go into the sand-box, but can 

 be inserted in the soil with which the basket is 

 filled. 



Right here I want to tell the lover of hang- 

 ing plants how I keep mine supplied with 

 water. Plants suspended from the ceiling are 

 not easy to get at, and are frequently neglected 

 or forgotten for days at a time. As a result, 

 they are generally sorry-looking specimens. I 

 take a tin can holding a pint or more. I make 

 a hole in the bottom of it, just large enough to 

 let water dribble through slowly. This I fill 

 with water, and place on the soil in the centre 

 of the basket. Generally there will be foliage 

 enough to conceal it. If there is not, it can be 



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