. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GAEDENEK. JUNL inches high, tevmiuating in a peg wliioli receives tlie slab of the tabic. The slab is about two feet in diameter, and has a coiTesponding hole in its centi-e, and vests on the ledge formed bj' the difference of size between the pillar and the peg, wliioh latter is of the thiokuess of the slab, so as to be flush with its surface. A couple of small bolts which ran into the pOlur, and are let into the surface of the slab on each side, seoin-e it in its place. The object of making it moveable is, that the sub-sm-face is flat
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GAEDENEK. JUNL inches high, tevmiuating in a peg wliioli receives tlie slab of the tabic. The slab is about two feet in diameter, and has a coiTesponding hole in its centi-e, and vests on the ledge formed bj' the difference of size between the pillar and the peg, wliioh latter is of the thiokuess of the slab, so as to be flush with its surface. A couple of small bolts which ran into the pOlur, and are let into the surface of the slab on each side, seoin-e it in its place. The object of making it moveable is, that the sub-sm-face is flat or bevelled at the edge, and, with a cloth cover, makes a pretty book table; and the other surface has a moalding round the edge, and, being turned upper- most when a flower-stand is wanted, receives a ring of wire or osier basket-work, about seven inches high; and withm that a tin tray, about five inches deep, which may be turned to account in various ways: the most obvious is to hold cut flowers, and when full of rhododendrons it has a fine eifeot. Another simple use is to hold pots of blooming plants; and those who have tried the dotihle potting you so often recommend will see the merit of the fol- lowing contrivance. A strong lattice-work, or board fifll of large holes,"rests on legs about one inch high at the bottom of the tin, which is filled so far witli water that the surface of the board shall be quite diyâon this the pots stand ; and the interstices between them all, and between tliem and the basket- work; being lightly filled or covered with moss, the pots and'roots are kept constantly cool and damp by evaporation. Much admiration has been excited by two other uses to which I have put my flower-table. I have made a miniature geometric gai-den, by placing sundry jellv iiots, i-c, in regular order, then filling the intoi\;'; wil: .liuiii sand or soil, and sowing mustard i in - the eifect of a gTeen ground (moss a:; |..,!iiuse); each vase being then filled Willi
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