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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE, 
covered with the folding covers unless they are elegantly painted. 
The plants for these pots must be grown in the ordinary way, and 
inserted when at their best ; and, of course, removed and replaced 
by others when past their prime. The base may be filled with pot- 
FLOWEE-STAND FOE THE CONSEHVATOET. 
plants, or with a bed of soil, in which the plants will grow without 
pots. As a rule, all such ornaments should be furnished with pot- 
plants, because of the high finish required, and the difficulty of 
insuring this, unless the plants can be changed quickly, as occasion 
may require. 
