. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 194 CASSELL'S POPULAR Fig. 27.—Frame for Tiles. 1 tray upside down, and drop it into the hox so that it may stand on its edges. This is the best method of keeping the pots off the bottom of the box, and it is very easily re- moved for cleaning out the box if any earth, or leaves, should have fallen over. The decoration of the outside of the box can be effected in many ways. Very pleasing ornamenta- tion can be made out of branches of hazel cut into lengths suitable for the work, and sawn down the middle; the flat side is then tacked to the
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 194 CASSELL'S POPULAR Fig. 27.—Frame for Tiles. 1 tray upside down, and drop it into the hox so that it may stand on its edges. This is the best method of keeping the pots off the bottom of the box, and it is very easily re- moved for cleaning out the box if any earth, or leaves, should have fallen over. The decoration of the outside of the box can be effected in many ways. Very pleasing ornamenta- tion can be made out of branches of hazel cut into lengths suitable for the work, and sawn down the middle; the flat side is then tacked to the sides of the box in patterns. When curved branches can be found, a pattern can easily be pro- duced ; but as it is of rare occur- rence to meet with two pieces of wood naturally curved in the same way, it is better to make curves out of straight pieces. The curving of sticks is by no means difficult. The wood must be cut during the month of December, Ja- nuary, or Feb- ruary. It must be kept in a cool dry place until the bark has lost its sappiness, and will not easily peel off; the wood is then in the best condition for bending. It should then be immersed in boiling water for about ten minutes, after which it must at once be bent into the required form, and secured with a twisted cord. If any particular curve is required, or many curves are wanted all alike, it is better to bend the sticks over a mould. When thoroughly cold and dry the cord may be removed, and the curve will be fixed. It is a common practice now to decorate the outside of boxes with tiles. These may be had of several suitable sizes, and in endless variety of colour and design. They are so hard and brittle that it is difficult to drill holes in them without breaking them. It is, therefore, better to screw on above and below a grooved strip of wood, a section of which is given in Fig. 27, a a. Between these the tiles are slipped in. As to colour, blues, purples, greens, crimsons, scarlets, yellows, and whites
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