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ways mentioned, make splendid and lasting vases 

 by themselves, and for the long trumpet vases which 

 are now so much in vogue they are invaluable, 

 making a welcome change to the everlasting palms 

 and flowering plants. 



For the guidance of those who do not know them 

 by their scientific names I have divided them into 

 three sections. 



There are many, however, who cannot spare 

 room to grow foliage plants specially for purposes 

 of cutting, but if they live in the country this matters 

 but little, as the hedgerows provide charming 

 colour-schemes from early spring to late autumn, 

 and even in the winter they give us berries, 

 bramble leaves, and sprays of brown Ivy, which 

 parasite the bailiffs and foresters are always glad to 

 have removed from the trees, providing the fences 

 are not broken down in gaining access to them. 

 Many hundred bundles of these sprays are sent 

 daily to Co vent Garden and command a ready sale 

 at good prices. 



To those who love simple table decorations the 

 woodlands and hedgerows provide at least four 

 changes during the year, but a wild-flower table 

 is by no means an easy one to make and must be 

 treated in a scrupulously natural way ; the first 



