drying out or becoming baked on the
surface.

The following is a list of choice plants suitable for hanging-baskets.
Those marked thus (+) are fine for the centre, those marked thus (*)
have handsome foliage, and this mark (**) indicates that the plants have
flowers in addition to handsome foliage:

**Begonia glaucophylla scandens.
+Oxalis.
**Begonia Rex, very fine.
*Fittonia
+Cuphea platycentra (Cigar Plant).
+Pandanus (Screw Pine).
+Dracaena (Young's).
+Neirembergia.
+Centaurea gymnocarpa.
**Geraniums, Mrs. Pollock and Happy Thought.
*Tradescantia discolor.
*Peperomias.
**Gloxinias.
*Fancy Ferns.
+Ageratum (John Douglass, blue).
+Achyranthes.
**Variegated Hydrangea.
*Ficus Parcelli.
**Gesnerias.
*Variegated Grasses, etc., etc.

TRAILING PLANTS.

**Fuchsia, microphylla.
Sedum (Stone Crop).
**Ivy-leaved Geraniums.
German Ivy.
Indian Strawberry Vine.
Kenilworth Ivy.
Lycopodium.
Moneywort.
**Trailing Blue Lobelia.
*Cissus discolor.
**Lysimachia (Moneywort).
**Tropaeolums.
**Torrenia Asiatica.
**Mesembryanthemums (Ice Plant).
**Cobaea scandens.
**Pilogyne suavis.
+Lygodium scandens (Climbing Fern).

WARDIAN CASES--JARDINIERES, ETC.

A Wardian Case consists of a base, which is generally an oblong box,
covered with a square glass frame, under which certain plants can be
successfully grown. This is now considered by many to be a desirable
ornament in the window-garden during the winter months. When neatly and
artistically filled with suitable plants, a Wardian Case becomes a thing
of beauty. These cases can be easily and cheaply made by any one
possessed of ordinary mechanical skill. The base or box should be oblong
in shape, at least eight inches deep, and lined inside with zinc or
tin-plate, securely soldered to prevent the water and soil from staining
the wood. A case made in this manner will endure a number of years
without decaying. Over the case a square glass frame should be made to
fit snugly; it should be from eighteen inches to two feet high, so as to
allow the plants that are to grow under it plenty of room. When the case
and frame are finished, the whole should be mounted upon a stand, or
legs can be made with the case, under which are casters, by which to
move it about easily. Before planting, make a small funnel hole through
the bottom of the box, to allow the surplus water to