FLORICULTURE. 



Ixy (or Picture Frame*. — Ivy ia one of the best plants to have in the 

 house, as it bears a large amount of neglect and abuse, and gratefully repav* 

 good treatment. It is not rare to see a pot of ivy placed where it can be 

 trained around jncture frames 

 or mirrors, and thus border 

 them with living green. A 

 good plan is to dispense with 

 the pot, or rather, have a sub- 

 stitute for it, which is kept out 

 of sight. Our illustration 

 shows a picture frame wreathed 

 with ivy after this method. 

 Only a good-sized picture or 

 mirror can be treated in this 

 way, and us such are usually 

 hung so that the top of the 

 frame leans fonvartl, the space 

 between the frame and the 

 wall is available for the re- 

 ceptacle for the plant A p " 

 or pan of zinc, of a wedm 

 shape, and .-^izc to suit the 

 space between the frame and 

 the wall, can be readily made 

 by any tinsmith. This is to b« 

 hung against the wall so as to 

 be quite concealed by the pic- 

 ture, and the ivy tastefully 

 trained over tlie frame. A rus- 

 tic frame ia Ijetter suited to 

 this puqwse, as it not only 

 affords better faciUties f < r at- 

 taching the stems to the frame, 

 but its style seems better 

 adapted to this kind of decora- 

 tion than more pretentious 



ones. Still, a gilt frame may be made beautiful in the same way. There ia 

 only one precaution to bo used, viz.: not to hang such a frame over the fire- 

 place, for the combined heat and dust would soon destroy the plant. Let it 

 hang so that it may face a rorth or east window. Don't forget tlie water; 

 the pan holding the plant ia out of sight, and, therefore, should be kept in 

 mind. 



Disease* of Room Plant . — The leaves of plants when in a normally 

 healthy state are generally' of a deep green color, but when diseased they 



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