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dated and the room at disposal. The sand-box should 

 be placed, if possible, in a convenient place on the east 

 side of the house. Elevate on saw-horses, blocks, 

 posts or a regular frame to a height easy to reach 

 when sitting in a chair. Fill nearly full with clean 

 white sand ; in this bury the pots nearly to the brims 

 and keep the sand constantly wet. 



Plants that can stand full sunshine as Geraniums, 

 Crotons, Heliotropes, etc. should be placed in front ; 

 those requiring more shade may be in the second row, 

 and those needing the most against the wall. Vines, 

 also, may be trained against the wall, and over the 

 sides of the box, if it is desired to make it beautiful as 

 well as useful. A wooden chair should be placed con- 

 veniently near, and the space underneath may be util- 

 ised for ferns, or the storage of tools and pots. 



Once established, the sand-box will be found one 

 of the most fascinating of spots. Cuttings of all kinds 

 may be thrust into the sand between the pots Gera- 

 niums, Carnations and Roses in front. Gloxinias and 

 Begonias with the leaves laid flat on the sand in the 

 rear w iH quickly take root in it. No one who cul- 

 tivates a garden, or house-plants, should try to get 

 along without a work table or bench, and this should 

 be situated in some cool, shady spot out of doors. It 

 may be either a large kitchen table or a large packing 

 box, the latter being preferable, perhaps, as affording 

 shelter for the various tools used in working. It 

 should be high enough to work at conveniently when 



