. The book of the garden. Gardening. Baskets, chiefly of the rustic description (Fig. 264), are preferred by many, and are capable of being either suspended or set upon the platform of the house. They are exceedingly well adapted to suit genera, as that of Stanhopea, which send their flower-spikes out from toward the region of their roots, and which, if kept in pots without openings in them, would seldom if ever present us with their splendid flowers; whereas, when placed in baskets, the flower-spikes find their way through between the rods, and so do also the Saccalobiums, Vandas, Gongoras, &
. The book of the garden. Gardening. Baskets, chiefly of the rustic description (Fig. 264), are preferred by many, and are capable of being either suspended or set upon the platform of the house. They are exceedingly well adapted to suit genera, as that of Stanhopea, which send their flower-spikes out from toward the region of their roots, and which, if kept in pots without openings in them, would seldom if ever present us with their splendid flowers; whereas, when placed in baskets, the flower-spikes find their way through between the rods, and so do also the Saccalobiums, Vandas, Gongoras, &c. The best form of the baskets .is a square, and one 2 feet on the side need not be more than from 9 to 12 inches in depth. Deep baskets are un- necessary, as there is no space taken up in drain- age, and the roots seem to prefer to run close to the surface. The best material we have foimd for making such baskets are the shoots of elder, larger or smaller, according to the size of the basket. They last much longer than any other material we have used. The most elegant, how- ever, are made from the rough-barked maple ; in both cases the bark is left on. Baskets of wire, painted with anticorrosive paint, and others of copper and brass wire, we have tried also; the latter of these are expensive, and the former exceedingly liable to decay from oxydation. The. ture, and they seem excellently adapted for the majority of the true epiphytal sorts ; but, like those grown attached to blocks of wood, they require great attention as regards a sufficient amount of moisture. Should this be deficient, they can be taken down and submerged in tepid water. These baskets also admit of placing those species near to the glass which prefer the fullest amount of sun-light. Space is economised by using them, but they should be suspended over the passages so that the drip may not fall into the hearts of others. Blocks should be larger or smaller according to the plant set upon them; we seldom use
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