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ORNAMENTAL FLOWER STAND. 
in their interior. Similar spiral fibres are sometimes met with in hairs, especially upon the epidermis 
of seeds, as on that of Collomia, Coboea scandens, and many Acanthaceous plants. These cells are yery 
elegant microscopic objects, and are very easily observed by scraping them off the surface of the 
seeds. 
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ORXAMEXTAL FLOWER STATED. 
P ROFESSOR Morren, in La Belgique Horticole , has giyen the annexed form of Ornamental Flower 
Stand, which combines representations of a fight non table, a wire flower basket, and ornamental 
Belgian flower-pot of yery neat design; and an example of one of the Dwarf Pinks of Venders, referred 
to at p. 21 5. We giye his description of these articles :— 
Ornamental Flower Pots. —These are manufactured by Messrs Bosch, brothers of Hainaut, Belgium. 
and are well suited, from, then ornamental 
character, for growing plants in rooms. 
They are ornamented with chaste designs, 
in relief, in imitation of different objects 
as well as flowers and foliage. The colours 
which harmonize best with the flowers are 
blended as well as possible. The pots which 
are to be preferred from then’ artistic yalue, 
are those which haye a cinder grey, or 
slightly brown colour, with the designs of 
a fight chocolate colour: that is, such as is 
produced when coffee is well mixed with 
milk. The figure represents such a pot 
placed on a bed of Lycopodium. [These 
pots, we befieye, haye been introduced to 
England.] 
Wire Flower Baskets. — The trellis 
makers of Belgium construct the wire- 
baskets with a limb or border of leares 
made of tin. The bottom is filled with soil, 
on a layer of chips of wood, and on this a 
beautiful green carpet of some of the dwarf 
Lycopodiums is grown and preserved in a 
fresh state all the year. When this Lycopod, 
winch is so easily propagated by cuttings, 
has spread well out, and formed its branches 
in festoons, the effect is yery pleasing. It 
may be grown thus hi a few weeks in a 
situation which is warm and close, but not 
much exposed to the rays of the sun. Fre¬ 
quent waterings are necessary. In the middle 
of a bed of this moss may be placed one of 
the ornamented pots, containing some well 
grown plant. 
Iron Table, or Stand. —The under part 
of the design represents a table made 
of cast-iron, and haying an ornamental 
margin of wire. This article is solid, and, 
with the other accompaniments, forms a yery ornamental object, and is otherwise not unfayourable to 
the growth of the plants placed on it, so long as the rays of the sun are not permitted to fall on it. This 
table is slightly and regularly inclined towards the centre, from which a pipe leads down the stock, 
and having a hole at the bottom for the escape of water. This mechanism permits ample drainage, and 
the water which falls in the operation of supplying the plants, empties into a yessel placed underneath 
the tripod. The design of the tables may be greatly yaried. Those which are lightest are generally 
preferred. Xo parlour or drawing-room should be without such a stand as we haye just described. 
