BOXES AND TUBS FOR TREES, FLOWERS 183 



has its own qualities, and very charming they are 

 when the artist catches the right spirit and produces 

 something in conformity therewith. 



Boxes and Tubs for Trees and Flowers 



The artificial receptacle for the growth of plant, 

 tree, or flower takes a leading part in the equip- 

 ment of the garden. The common garden pot 

 is the most essential part of the whole practical 

 machinery of gardening, and when we would put 

 the pot and its occupant in some special place 

 in our design, we should exchange it for a some- 

 what bigger, more adaptable, and more present- 

 able form. There are many things which can be 

 made to hold enough soil for this purpose : vases 

 and urns, other than those designed for pure 

 ornament, wooden circular tubs, square framed 

 boxes, well-heads, and lead cisterns. The last named 

 are well adapted to a position in the centre of a pool 

 or stream (fig. 30), from which the flowers can hang 

 to the water's surface. Tubs can be built up of 

 brick or stonework, and a succession of these 

 elevated beds will make an appropriate change in 

 certain situations. 



