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HOUSE PLANTS 



be had in almost any colour imaginable, but 

 as a rule I think the green paper is best. 



Then there are collapsible paper pot 

 covers. These are eight or many sided 

 affairs, in which the pot can be set and 

 removed when the occasion for it is over, 

 and the plant set back in the window to 

 recuperate. 



Of late the florists have been displaying 

 baskets for covering the pots. They can be 

 had in a number of different colours and 

 shapes. The first time I saw them I 

 exclaimed: *^What funny little waste bas- 

 kets!" I think that perhaps this will give 

 you some idea of what they look like. They 

 are certainly very ornamental affairs, and 

 for the amount of use which one may get 

 out of them they are not expensive. They 

 are more artistic than most of the common 

 glazed jardinieres sold by the department 

 stores, and there is not so very much dif- 

 ference in their cost. 



Potting tools. A trowel will often prove 

 handy, and so will a screen for sifting 

 the soil. This should be three mesh to the 

 inch. A temporary bench for potting will 

 be handy if you have much potting to do. 



