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filled with light, rich soil, 
and Lycopodiums and Lo- 
helias were planted in it. 
The rind of the gourd, and 
of the scallop squash, niako 
elegant baskecs for drooping 
plants. Cocoanut shells, 
whether in their natural 
state or embellished, with 
rustic work around, are ac- 
ceptable. 
Home-made baskets of 
wooden bowls, (such as we 
use in our kitchens,) are 
very common and desirable. 
Four or five holes should 
be bored with a gimblet in the 
bottom or the sides of the 
bowl. The best sizes are 
12 to 16 inches in diameter, 
and if there are no rustic 
arm supports, there must 
be several holes bored 
around the ed e, in which 
to fasten the cords it is supported by — three are enough. To ornament the 
outside of the bowl, choose the gray and white lichens of the woods, fasten 
them on with glue, or nail on with small brads. If the stiff mosses fiom 
the pine woods are used, they can be wet with water, which renders them 
pliable, and fastened on with thread copper wire, nailing nails on the inner 
edge of the bowl and at the bottom, around which to twist the wires. The 
contrast between the gray and white moss, and the rich emerald or brightly 
variegated vines, is very beautiful. Such a basket, if planted with nothing more 
than the Tradescantia zebrina, and the green leaved variety of the same plant, 
•ningled with soft hanging grasses, or the bright green of the Moneyicort, would 
be very pleasing. City residents, of course, will not desire to make their own 
baskets, but prefer to get them filled from the most convenient florist. "We intro- 
duce several very pretty designs, which deserve to be copied. 
Fig. 1, is a design for a hanging basket of more than usual elegance, and is a 
specimen out of many favorite styles prevalent among the well-to-do classes o. 
Berlin, Germany. The box is made of handsomely carved wood, the inside lined 
with zinc or clay; the basin is filled with earth, and in it are planted Begonias, 
Caladiums, Coleus, Geraniums, Ivy, Ornamental Grasses, Calla Lily, and quite 
% variety of other flowers. The size is about two feet wide by three and a half 
