NOVEMBER 265 



can be obtained and kept. Coils of lead cut 

 into spirals and dropped into the jar give it 

 weight, and offer many interstices for the stems. 

 Little lattices, curved or in squares, are made 

 of bamboo splints, sunken just below the water 

 line, then drawn up to it, and held in place, 

 while the swelling caused by the water wedges 

 them safely into place. This treatment would 

 be unsafe for anything but thick pottery or 

 glass. Pieces of wood, bored with holes of 

 irregular sizes, are wedged into the jars by the 

 same means. A device of Miss Jeykll's has 

 given us the same solidity and support, with 

 no danger or trouble, she having invented a 

 thick disc of very heavy glass, pierced with 

 holes, into which the stems may be readily 

 inserted. A piece of wire netting is often laid 

 over the top of a broad bowl, and for temporary 

 use, and very small flowers, a circle of paste- 

 board pierced by a stiletto holds its frail 

 burden prettily. 



Plants with pendulous blossoms must be 

 hung, or placed on a shelf from which they 

 look down upon the beholders. Small and 

 delicate flowers must be placed on low tables 

 or stools, so that they can be gazed at from 



