Fig. 1 shows a metal stand complete with the flower pots in position. Fig.2 is a plan of the top, which should be of hard wood, turned circular in form, with a bead round the lower . as shown in section (Fig. 4). The top may be lelt plain, and polished or varnished, or ornamented by a strip of thin brass, having a vandyked edge, screwed round the upper portion (Fig. 1). Each tube should be the same length, a piece of wood being cut to the size of the tube and driven into it. An iron or brass plate, as shown in Fig. 5, should be screwed to this end of the tube, but before screwing on the plates a slot must he filed to allow the bracket straps (see Fig. 3) to pass through. These straps should be of strip brass 1/2, in. by 1/16iu. thick, curled at one end, and then screwed to the underside of the top, as shown in Fig. 3. The bottom of the pillar is a brass casting (see Fig. 1), into which the tube may he screwed at the top; on the underside is an iron screw pin, having a square centre, screwed at the one end to fit the casting, and on the other to take a knob. The scroll feet should be of strip brass lin. wide by 1/8in. thick, fastened in the centre by an ornamental knob and ball nut. Each of these feet should have a square hole, through which the iron pin at the bottom of the pillar will pass and be fastened with a knob. This makes the frame rigid (see Fig. 1). The middle shelf should be of wood, with the brass strip ornamentation as before described. Fig. 7 shows the method of fixing this shelf, whilst Fig. 6 shows a repousse brass clip fastening it and the outside scrolls to the pillars. The outside scrolls at the foot should be of brass strip 1/2 in. by 1/16 in., fastened to the tube pillars and the scroll feet with round-headed screws. The three upper scrolls are for ornamental effect, but they also have a little tongue screwed to the top of the upper table to hold the scrolls carrying the outer hanging pots. The brasswork should be polished and lacquered. The scrolls may be bent in a vice, using a pair of round-nosed pliers for the bends and square-nosed pliers for the corners. A piece of hard wood, about 11 in. thick and rounded at the top, would be useful when making the scroll portions.

Design for a Flower Stand.