. The book of the garden. Gardening. 428 PLANT-HOUSES. the invention of Mr Saul of Lancas- ter—a name well known, from his many and excellent contributions to the horti- cultural periodicals, extending now over many years. It was published in the second volume of the "Magazine of Botany," and described as follows : "The very high state of perfection to which casting in iron has arrived is taken advantage of for ornamental pur- poses. The present flower-stand is worthy of notice, and will not be very expen- sive. There are four movable baskets, a a a a, which move round on the ro
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 428 PLANT-HOUSES. the invention of Mr Saul of Lancas- ter—a name well known, from his many and excellent contributions to the horti- cultural periodicals, extending now over many years. It was published in the second volume of the "Magazine of Botany," and described as follows : "The very high state of perfection to which casting in iron has arrived is taken advantage of for ornamental pur- poses. The present flower-stand is worthy of notice, and will not be very expen- sive. There are four movable baskets, a a a a, which move round on the rod b, and may be placed any height and any figure that may please the possessor, to suit the situation in which it is to be placed. The rod b moves up and down in the pillar c, till the branch rests at the top of the pillar at d. The branch e is movable, and may be taken off the rod, so that the brackets may be slipped off at the top, leaving only one or two, accord- ing to the number of plants intended to be placed thereon. The stand is bronzed, which gives it an elegant appearance, either fit for a drawing-room or any other place. The bottom / is made of different kinds of orna- ments, to suit the taste of the purchaser. The pots g g are merely placed to show that they rest on the leaves fixed at the ends of the ; Fig. 592 is another speci- men of a flower- basket upon a stand, with basketwork of brass enclosing a shallow vessel for the reception of water. The form is elliptical, and, as an economical arrange- ment, the top may be removed, and re- placed with the top of a circular or ellip- tical table. The amateur propagating-box is exem- plified by the annexed diagram, fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwoo
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