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basket work. The others are grand for draping 

 railings, embowering windows, and twining round 

 baskets with wreaths of blossoms and foliage. They 

 require the aid of twine or wire trellis to cling to, and 

 should be sown in boxes of rich soil and have a liberal 

 supply of water. 



For large specimen plants for the furnishing of 

 balconies and areas, nothing can surpass the Rhodo- 

 dendron, when in flower. Its magnificent heads of 

 bloom, produced in luxuriant abundance, give a balcony 

 a furnished appearance no other flower can come up 

 to. Next to it comes the Azalea Indica, one of the 

 greatest favourites for Spring decoration, and the 

 deciduous Azaleas, coming into flower in early summer, 

 and very lovely. Then there is the grand family of 

 Roses in numerous varieties, the freest flowering and 

 most useful being the old red China Rose. During 

 Summer several of the Palms and Cycads may be 

 placed on the balcony for contrast, and during the 

 winter months Hollies, Aucubas, Laurels, Boxes, 

 Conifers, Agaves and Aloes, can be placed to keep it 

 furnished. 



As the summer flowers lose their beauty the Stocks, 

 Asters, Marigolds, Flox Drummondii, and Chrysanthe- 

 mums will keep up the display till frost kills them 

 down. The Flox Drummondii is one of the prettiest 

 and most useful of Annuals for all purposes and the 

 Chrysanthemums are the last flowers of the season for 

 outdoors, then only the hardy shrubs are left, and the 

 Ivy holds principal sway, draping the balconies with 

 its never dying freshness and drooping in graceful 



