WINDOW GARDENING 



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Figs. 21 & 22 are very neat pots 

 ..ade of pottery ware nearly white, 

 glazed on the outside, and intended 

 to hold inside the common pots of 

 earthen ware. Most of the florists 

 have them as they are quite orna- 

 mental and are becoming popular. 

 Their price is from 81.50 to 82.50. 



A*n objection has been raised to the 

 common pots, that they soon become 

 dirty and covered with mould and 

 rust, and need considerable care to 

 keep clean. The only remedy is con- 

 stant scrubbing. And it is impos- 

 sible to have a thoroughly porous 

 well drained pot, without its sides 

 becoming in time old and sour ; at- 

 tempts have been made to paint them 

 with ochre, or red whitewash, but 

 it soon rubs off and is disagreeable. 

 To combine ornament with use, the 

 one must be placed inside the other. 



There is a style of mountable flower 

 pot, now used somewhat by English 

 llorists, made of separate slabs of 

 wood joined together with flexible 

 hinges. (See Fig. 23.) The advan- 

 tages claimed for it, are that it can 

 be taken to pieces and adjusted, that 

 'plants can be easily transplanted 

 without disturbing the soil or injur- 

 ing the roots. With small window 

 gardens it would not be needed ; but 

 in the case of very large conservatory 

 plants, where a diameter of two feet 

 is required it might be found useful, as the plant might need examination to per- 

 fect the drainage, or remove the soil and replace with fresh compost. The wires, 

 as shown in the engraving, are moved down or up for tightening or loosening, so 

 that any one can make them. There are several styles of pots, square, and made 

 of prettily ornamented pieces of wood, (Figs. 25 & 26,) so simple that they need 

 no explanation. The same designs have been copied in glazed ware with various 

 colors and are accessible to any one who will visit the horticultural stores, or 

 those places where the most tasteful pottery and household ware is kept for sale. 



Fig. 28. 



