CONTAINERS 



not massed, the individual saucer is the best. 

 The saucers are made of the same material as 

 the pots and in corresponding sizes. (Fig. 2.) 



Where several plants are to be grown in the 

 same windov^, a tray of zinc or galvanized 

 iron may be made to fit the space utilized. 

 This pan should be made w^ater-tight and 

 should have a depth of at least two inches. It 

 should be filled with sand and the plants set 

 upon it. The sand absorbs all of the surplus 

 water drained from the pots. The frontispiece 

 shows the use of such a tray. 



There are several advantages in this -device. 

 First, it prevents the soil from drying out too 

 rapidly, thus keeping a more even degree of 

 moisture and so benefiting the plants ; second, 

 it allows of spraying without wetting the floor; 

 third, it aids in keeping the atmosphere moist. 



WINDOW BOXES 



Where it is desired to fill the entire window 

 with plants, boxes may be used to advantage. 

 These are often advocated since when filled 

 with a number of different plants well selected 



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