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pots are growing ; the tray then runs close up to this- 

 box, leaving also untouched a slip at the other side, on 

 which stand the bathing and eating houses. But 

 perhaps the easiest and pleasantest plan of all is to 

 have at each end a trough sunk in the floor, and 

 filled with plants, cress and lettuce growing about the 

 roots. The centre should contain one large fir or 

 myrtle growing in a rough box or flower-pot, and the 

 tray in two parts should draw out by the glass lifting- 

 up at the back. The bath would then be under the- 

 tree at one side, while the dining-rooms would be 

 drawers with holes, or little square glass houses, 

 placed in each corner. 



This aviary would look excessively pretty, and 

 from the thorough opening it would allow at the 

 back, each separate part could be kept as clean 

 as possible. 



When glass is used, the birds soon understand 

 that they must not knock against it, though frights in 

 this case are dangerous. In an aviary of this kind 

 nothing can be prettier than to watch the birds- 

 sitting upon the trees, and playing in the bath. 



Perches, rounded and polished, should fit into- 

 niches or against the wires, going all along the cage, 

 as well as one rather near the front wire, and also one 

 nt the back. For containing the seed, boxes about 

 two inches wide and deep are the best I know. There 

 seenis great room for improvement in most cages in 



