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are free bloomers, very showy, 
and have exceedingly handsome 
flowers, with rich colors. 
Fig. 4, is a sketch of a pretty 
wire basket, filled with Ivy and 
Ferns ; branches of the partridge 
vme hang over the sides of the 
basket ; the interior is filled with 
moss, and over tliem all peep out 
clusters of exquisite ferns. The 
stems of the Ivy and the part- 
ridge vine ate all stuck into bot- 
tles tilled with water, and liid 
away here and there in the moss. 
Tlie ferns had all been gathered 
from the woods, and then pressed 
out smooth and clean, and ar- 
ranged gracefully, their stems 
standing in the water of the bot- 
tles ; the bottles are filled with 
water every two or three days. 
The Ivy has also grown from 
only two or three little slips stuck! 
into the water, and has twined 
its arms around and above the 
cords of the basket, clear to the 
very top. 
Fig. 5, is a group of Ferns of 
great variety, gathered into a 
wire basket of neat and simple 
design. In the centre of the 
group is one of the Draccenas, 
having leaves of a brilliantly Fig. e.-Fiowtr Basket, 
shaded dark crimson — a class of plants always very handsome. 
Springing out of this is the Goniophlebium mbauriculatum, with its long 
primate pendulous fronds; the Cheilanthes upectabilis, which delights iu moist- 
ure, warmth, and shade; other Ferns, such as the Maiden's Hair, (Adiantum,) 
usually of large growth. The Athyrium, and many of the Spleenicorts, (Asple- 
nium,) arc introduced here to form one of the finest st)'les of natural Hanging 
Baskets we can suggest for imitation by our readers. 
Fig. 6, introduces a style of basket very suitable for bulbs. It is made of 
wire, and the interior is lined with zinc. There is a small vessel beneath to 
hold drippings frcm the ho'? for drainage. Zinc vessels are not always perraa- 
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