Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . eeding-ly pretty while growing,but they will not im-prove any floral ai--rangement. Nemophila,Convolvulus, etc., etc.,are lovely in their liv-ing beauty, but gath-ered they add nothingto the beauty of others ;while Carnations, Ge-raniums, Rose, Asters,etc., etc., are alwaysmost brilliant and last-ing. Fern leaves arealso beautiful in vases,and so efiective that but few flowers are re- ^ig. 43. Table Decoration with stand of Ferns. quired to make a brilliant display. Branc
Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . eeding-ly pretty while growing,but they will not im-prove any floral ai--rangement. Nemophila,Convolvulus, etc., etc.,are lovely in their liv-ing beauty, but gath-ered they add nothingto the beauty of others ;while Carnations, Ge-raniums, Rose, Asters,etc., etc., are alwaysmost brilliant and last-ing. Fern leaves arealso beautiful in vases,and so efiective that but few flowers are re- ^ig. 43. Table Decoration with stand of Ferns. quired to make a brilliant display. Branches of Ivy are lovely and mingle well with scarlet and white many vases are desired to be arranged, it is well to fill each vase withshades of one color, scarlet, crimson, pink, white, blue, purple, etc. Hanging Baskets of cut flowers, much used for decorative purposes, and thestyle of flowers should correspond with that of the basket. In little latticework baskets, the graceful fronds of Ferns, light wreaths of Ivy-drooping Fuchsiasand sprays of Begonia, with Lobelias and Rose-buds, Cyclamens and Snow-. 294 WINDOW GARDENING. drops woven in, present a most attractive appearance. The flowers are oftenarranged in tiny bottles, which keep them fresh a great while if a little salt andsaltpetre are added to the water. These baskets are often suspended by wires,and long ivy wreaths can be twined about them. Other baskets are arranged with a cross-bar of green, dividing them into fourquarters, with a double row of white edging the green. Scarlet Geraniumsand Blue Hyacinths fill up the interstices, but usually if one color is keptas a ground work, and another as a filling, the better will be the effect. Basketscan be arranged with branches of Ivy growing in bottles of water, mingled with pressed fern and autumn leavesthat have all the effect of growingplants, and can be suspended in acool bay window where plantswould never grow. The Ivy canbe trained to creep up the cord
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