Worcester daily spy., 1871-08-12


50 000 to build a new school house, the propo'
sition has been accepted.
The citizens of New London contemplate the
introduction of water from a lake in Waterford,
near the New London and Hartford turnpike.
and about five and one-half miles flom the city.
Ii has an area of one hundred and eleven acres,
and a water shed of nine hundred and seventy-six
acres. This lake it is proposed TO raise ten feet,
when it will have an area of about one hundred
and fifty acres, and storage capacity Of five
hundred millions of gallons. The total cost of
the works is estimated at one hundred and
eighty-five thousand dollars.
A CHEAP HANGING BAsKET.-Mr. John N
Dickie, in the Christian Union, says:
You can buy a hanging basket at from hfty
cents to one dollar and fifty cents. You can
make one after the old model, of steel hoops
| and moss. But the first is rather 100 expensive,
| especially if you wish several, and the second
| takes more time to make it than it is worth. /
| don't think moss fit for basket. 1t is sure 10
| die if not constantly saturated with wate1y and
| is not seen when the basket is covered Win
| vines. The materials required 10 make inc
| basket am about to describe, are pieee OF
| inch board, pine lath, some sInall stones, u
/ little twine or wire, and quart or 50 OF rich
| soil. or course you can make them Of various
| designs, but we will say that the piece Of inch
| board you hold in your hand is one foot Bong
| and eight inches wide. This is the bottom Of
| may warp. Next comes the lath. Rip it in
| two, lengthwise. Each strip will then be q lit
| tie over half an inch in width. Make the right
| measurements and then place your pieces edge
| wise on the board all around, mailing them
| firmly with brads. You DOW have a very shall
| low box. In the next place drive large
| beaded nail in each corner, and fasten thereto
/ the strings by which it shall hang. Now place
layer OF stones inside your box, letting them
lean against the sides. They should be large
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| with earth. Another layer of smaller stones
| drawn in a little, and earth TO the top. Then
| another layer of the smallest pebbles you
| can find, little more earth and your basket is
| done. If there is depth of three
inches of soil you can grow almost
Of water. ! don't want TO see upright growing
plants in a basket. Their place is in pots or in
the garden. A trailing or prOcumbent plant is
what you want for this purpose; and will
name the Morning Glory as tirst-class in every
respect. Two plants are sufficient for basket.
Cypress vine is also very fine. Put in about six
plants. Thunbergia is superb, but does not
grow rapidly until late in the summer. Nothing
| can exceed the Madeira vine for this purpose.
| Almost any plant which does not grow erect
| will answer, such as verbenas abronia, &c.
| cannot close without giving you descrip-
/ ton of large hanging basket have on the
| lawn; and in SO doing may give you the clue to
something as good, if not better, than mine.
First, strong stake driven firmly in the ground.
| On top of this is spiked board two feet by
| eighteen inches, around the edges of which are
nailed narrow strips of thin siding. Stones are
| placed around the edges after the manner just
described and then it is filled with the richest
soil on the place. Between each stone Iplanted
sprg of yellow myrtle or periwinkle, and over
all placed another layer of stones, drawn in
about two. This being filled with soil, set
climbing nasturtion in each corner, thun-
bergia between each of these, and a calampeiis,
trained TO a small pine trellis, which stands in
the centre. At present writing, June 26, the
myrtle has almost reached the ground, the
nasturtion is in full bloom, and the calampelis
rapidly climbing the steps of its mansion house.
1t is one of the handsomest things have in my
yard, and it did not take over one hour to make
It'll Truly it is not the frame that makes the
picture, but the picture the frame.