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Fig. 22 represents a Glass rotunda or Bell Glass, surrounded by different dwarf 

 plants exposed to dry air, as : Lychnis Haageana, Spigelia Marilandica, Mimu- 

 lus quinquovulneris, Convolvulus Mauritanicus and Calcaeolaria rugosa flori- 

 bunda. The inside plants are like those which are proposed for Wardian cuses, 

 requiring the same treatment. Such well filled and well arranged Bell glasses are 

 beautiful ornaments for the table at festivities. 



Fig. 23 The flower basket, with goldfish basin, is very cheerful to look at 

 when standing in a bay window or on a table. It is charming to see the lively 

 and graceful little animals swimming about between the carefully arranged 

 plants. Plant in this basket the neat: Rosa Bengalensis, Agrippina, Crocus, 

 Snowdrops, Lily of the Valley, Lephyranthus candidus ; Verbena var., kinds : 

 Nesembryanthemum cordifolium, Carex Japonicus, fol. var., Sweet Alyssum and 

 blue Lobelias. 



Fig. 1 is a low flower stand for Tropical plants, covered with a falling veil to 

 protect plants against the dust. Place it in front of a large looking glass, which 

 will heighten the effect. Only large Tropical plants can be used here for decora- 

 tion. Such are : Dracaenas, Bambusa, Hedychium, Alpinia nutans, Curculigo 

 recurvata, Pothos, macrophylla, Anthurium, Philodendron pertusum and Palms 

 as : Chamaedorea lunata, elatior, gracilis ; Cycas revoluta, Rhapis flabelliformis, 

 and large ferns as: Blechnun australe and Brasiliense, Pteris, argyroneura and 

 tricolor, Pteris arguta and hastata, Poly podium aureum, Nephrolepis exaltata, 

 Cyathea medullaris and australis; Pteris cretica alba and Cyrtomium falcatum. 



Fig. 24. This flower stand consists of wire or fine willow work prettily 

 adorned at the bottom with Berlin-wool, or bead work done up by the fingers of 

 a lady. It serves especially for keeping cut flowers which have to be put, to 

 give them more durability, in wet sand. Toy or Passion flowers climb round at 

 the sides, and Pelargonium pedatum, Fragaria Indica, Saxifraga, Vinca major 

 fol. var. Sweet Alyssum mixed with Lobelias decorate the upper part of the 

 stand. 



Fig. 25 is one of the handsomest of parlor decorations ; a sofa shaded by 

 big plants with imposing foliage as on Fig 7. 



Place for the warm season plants like this : Melianthus major, Canna, various 

 kinds, Uhdea pinna! ifida, Solanum robustum, laciniatum, Warcsewitzii; Amar- 

 anthus bicolor coccineus ; Iresine and Alternanthera, Coleus, Fuchsia, Hybiscus, 

 Plumbago, Gardenia florida, and Fortunei; Abutilon Thomsonii and Mesopota- 

 micum, fol. var., Chrysanthemum Sensation, Osmunda cinnamomea, Struthio- 

 pterisGermanica,Adiantum pedatum, Onoclea sensibilis, Heliotrope, Jasminum 

 gracile, Rosa Bourbon, Souvenir de Malmaison, Rosa Thea, Souvenir d'un. 

 ami, Hydrangea hortensis, Lilium lancifolium and auratum. 



Fig. 26 is much like Cut 9; but of greater importance is here the choice of 

 single plants, as the whole arrangement shows small flower stands, tastefully 

 grouped round the arbor. Fill the stands in the back ground with the following 

 plants : Dracaena terminalis and D. ferrea, D. Brasiliensis, rubra, congesta, 

 australis, indivisa, Veitchii; also Ficus elastica, australis and Cooperi. For 



