Where ttt-0 trees only are planted together, they should inviiriulily he of one kind, 

 or so nearly allied to each other as not to appear very dillVrent, either in form or 

 color. , Nothing, in the association of trees, can be more defective or offensive to 

 the sight than two of decidedly opposite characters. The ramified arms of the 

 sycamore conld never l)e made to blend happily with the delicate birch (Fig. 12), 

 or the round-headed lime with the spruce iir (Fig. lo). 



PARI AX WARE. 





A BEAUTIFUL flowef-stand iii 

 Parian ware, is one of the many 

 forms into which this elegant 

 material has been wrought. The 

 stand has been exhibited in the 

 windows in Chestnut Street, and 

 our artist has faithfully copied it. 

 The annexed flower-vase is a 

 specimen of Swiss carving in 

 wood ; the delicate imitative 

 sculpture which it exhibits, is 

 white, and reflects credit upon 

 the ingenuity of the artist. These sculptures are becoming quite the vogue, and 

 it would not do for a work devoted to rural art, to neglect entirely such rustic 

 productions. 



