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should then have only sufficient water to keep them in con- 
dition. When growth begins, apply water; and increase the 
water as the growth becomes more rapid. 
Hanging baskets. 
To have agood hanging basket, it isnecessary that some careful 
provision be made to prevent too rapid drying out of the earth. 
It is customary, therefore, to line the pot or basket with 
moss. Open wire baskets, like a horse muzzle, are often 
lined with moss and used for the growing of plants. Pre- 
pare the earth by mixing some well-decayed leafmold with rich 
garden loam, thereby making an earth that will retain mois- 
ture. Hang the basket in a light place, but still not in direct 
sunlight; and, if possible, avoid putting it where it will be ex- 
posed to drying wind. In order to water the basket, it is often 
advisable to sink it into a pail or tub of water. 
Various plants are well adapted to hanging baskets. Among 
the drooping or vine-like kinds are the strawberry geranium, 
Kenilworth ivy, maurandia, German ivy, canary-bird flower, 
Asparagus Sprengert, ivy geranium, trailing fuchsia, wandering 
jew, and othonna. Among the erect-growing plants that pro- 
duce flowers, Lobelia Erinus, sweet alyssum, petunias, oxalis, 
and various geraniums are to he recommended. Among foliage 
plants such things as coleus, dusty miller, begonia, and some 
geraniums are adaptable. 
Aquarium. 
A pleasant adjunct to a window-garden, living room, or con- 
servatory, is a large glass globe or glass box containing water, 
in which plants and animals are living and growing. A solid 
glass tank or globe is better than a box with glass sides, because 
it does not leak, but the box must be used if one wants a large 
aquarium. For most persons it is better to buy the aquarium 
box than to attempt to make it. Five points are important in 
