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LysimacJiia nummularia, bright yellow, drooping 

 two feet. 



Linaria cymbalaria, small flowers, graceful foliage, 

 drooping three feet. 



For a basket of two feet in diameter the below-named 

 make a fine display. For the center plants the same as 

 for the smaller basket : 



Geranium, Mrs. Pollock, foliage crimson, yellow and 

 green ; flowers, bright scarlet. 



Alyssum dentatum variegatum, foliage, green and 

 white, with fragrant flowers of pure white. 



Alternanthera paronychioides major, leaves of pink 

 and crimson. 



Pyrethrum, Golden Feather, fern-like foliage, golden 

 yellow. 



For the drooping plants the following, which fall from 

 two to three feet. 



Maurandia Barclayana, white or purple flowers. 



Vinca elegantissimct aurea, foliage deep green, netted 

 with golden yellow ; flowers deep blue. 



Cerastium tomentosum, foliage downy white ; flowers 

 white. 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus, flowers light blue, profuse. 



Solatium jasminoides variegatum, foliage variegated ; 

 flowers white, with yellow anthers. 



Geranium peltatum elegans, a variety of the Ivy-leaved, 

 with rich, glossy foliage, and beautiful mauve-colored 

 flowers. 



Panicum variegatum, a procumbent grass from New 

 Caledonia, of graceful habit of growth, with beautiful 

 variegated foliage, striped white, carmine, and green. 

 One of the most valuable plants for baskets or vases. 



Although a few plants have been named as being 

 suitable for hanging baskets, there is nothing arbitrary 

 about using particular kinds ; it is a matter of taste in a 

 great measure as to what kinds are used, though as a 



