CONTAINERS 



either painted or covered with paper or cloth. 

 Several holes should be bored in the bottom 

 of the completed box to provide for the drain- 

 ing off of any surplus w^ater from the soil. 

 This necessitates the provision of some device 

 to catch the drip. This may be best accom- 

 plished by the use of a galvanized iron or zinc 

 pan made just a trifle larger than the box. In 

 placing the box in the pan, put a small block 

 under each corner in order to raise the base 

 from one-half to one inch above the bottom of 

 the pan. This prevents the box from standing 

 in the water. The pan should be provided 

 with some device for draining off the water, 

 or made sufficiently large to permit its removal 

 by means of a sponge. 



HANGING BASKETS 



Hanging baskets are always an attractive ad- 

 dition to the window garden, in which they may 

 be suspended either from the ceiling or from 

 brackets upon side walls. In summer they may 

 be removed from the window and used to orna- 

 ment the porch. 



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