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•of all wlio havi'si'i'ii tliom. TluMviiulow Ixtxi's are 

 •made as usual, an ordinal-)' pine (.-ast', ton inches 

 to one foot deep and from om- to two feet wide, 

 the leiii,'tl» of the window, and lined witli zine or , 

 painted tin. Xow the face of eacli box is embel- | 

 lished in several different ways, three of which 1 

 we will deserihf : | 



Imitntioti of Inlnid-wnott. — "We endeavor to I 

 liave (he wood formini,' the front of each box of 

 smooth pine, with colored streaks and markinirs 

 of those clear rich tints peculiar to this wood. ; 

 The extreme edges are either finished with a sim- j 

 ]de mouldinp;, or if this is not practicable, with ' 

 a l)order corresponding with the centre, which is i 



dampened and removed, and the leaves, tendrils, 

 «!v:c.. arc tlicn veined and marked witli a very 

 line brusii (jr pen, and tlie entire surface twice 

 varnished with copal, rubl)ed down with pulver- 

 ized pumice stone on a wet flannel pad, washed 

 and re-varnished ; this course pursued until a 

 fine polish is secured. The leaves will appear 

 as if tinted with the rich, clear shades of Autumn, 

 and the effect is excctulingly striking, looking 

 like tine inlaid-work. 



AVe have one ebonized with a geometrical bor- 

 der, and an edge of the " Grecian Key," then 

 curious Japanese figures, instead of the vine, for 

 central embellishment. Tiie wood in this was 



thus embellished, home design suited to the 

 size of the board is marked out, and cut from 

 thick paper. "We have one with a circle in the 

 centre, from which spring, on each side, a pat- 

 tei-n of vine, leaves and grapes, larger in the 

 centre and gradually diminishing at the ends, 

 "where four corner-pieces, corresponding with the 

 centre, but only one-fourth the size. 



These paper patterns are pasted upon the 

 board in proper position, then the ijround is 

 either stained with burnt umber, ebonized with 

 a decoction of logwood and a wash of vinegar, 

 in which rusty iron has been kept for several 

 days, or covered with spray or spatter work, in 

 any color preferred. "When dry the papers are 



dark and riclily marked, and th;; eflect is sur- 

 prisingly fine, appearing equal to the finest 

 colored woods. 



[Messrs. W. B. Gleason .*c Co., 212 West Cam- 

 den St., Boston, have kindly furnished us with 

 some cuts from their Illustrated Catalogue to go 

 with Mrs. Jones' article. — Ed. G. M.] 



FLOWERING OF THE RAPHIS 

 FLABELLIFORMIS. 



BY DAVID yv. IJALCir. SALEM, MASS. 



A good specimen of Raphis fiabelliformis, in 

 my collection, is at present in flower, showing a 

 strong branching spike from the axil of the fourth 

 leaf from the apex of the plant. The main 



