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greater extent than it is at present. I hold that every 

 person who has a flower in his window confers a 

 henefit on the town at large, for it helps to hrighten up 

 the dulness of the street, and imparts an air of cheerful- 

 ness and content to his own dwelling. 



Window hoxes are made and sold in various styles 

 of workmanship and material, and any respectable 

 seedsman will supply you. Enamelled tile hoxes range 

 from six shillings and sixpence per running foot and 

 upwards; they are expensive to buy. You could 

 make nice ones of wood yourself, or you might get a 



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WINDOW BOX WITH ENAMELLED TILES. 



carpenter friend to make one for you. Virgin cork is 

 an excellent material for the rustic style of boxes, which 

 you can purchase at fourpence per pound. On this 

 and the preceding page illustrations are given of the 

 best styles of ornamental flower boxes now used for 

 window and balcony gardening, which are made by 

 Messrs. Barr and Sugden, of King Street, Covent 

 Garden, London. 



I will now describe to you how to make a wooden 

 one at very little cost and with little trouble, which 

 wiU answer the purpose as well as the best made. It 



