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stones of a small size. On each side of the door- way are panels formed in 

 the rustic style witli different colored woods. Tlie entrance into the house 

 is Gothic ; opposite to which are two Gotiiic windows with stained glass of 

 various colors; under these are four square panels with a large diamond m 

 the centre of each, all formed with moss. Along the sides, between the 

 <loor-way and the windows, are seats made of stained cherrry tree : above 

 these is a skirting of rustic wood 18 inches deep, the surbase of which pro- 

 jects about three eighths of an inch beyond the moss, to prevent the back 

 from brushing against it. Each side above the skirting is divided into four 

 square i)anels, and tliese into a succession of squares. On the right and left 

 of the Gothic entrance is an oblong panel, with between twenty and thirty 

 of the most common species of moss arranged in horizontal stripes. In the 

 spangles over the doorway, are upwards of sixty species of moss and lichens, 

 such are too diminutive in growth to be incorporated into the body of the 

 work. The whole of the above have been collected in and about this neigh- 

 borhood. Over the seats and windows are three horizontal pieces on a level 

 with the ceiling of the portico, with various devices. These pieces serve as 

 a kind of plancier to the inner roof, which is a common span, with a gable 

 end over the entrance, on which is represented the elevation of the bcilding. 

 The opposite end is hipped in, and has the figure of the English crown. 

 The whole of this design is executed in party-colored moss. The ceiling of 

 the span part of the roof is inlaid with light-colored mosses in the form of 

 diamonds." 



Art. 3. Is a Description icith a Design for laying out Kitchen Gar- 

 dens. 



Art. 4. On Pruning Forest Trees, and Planting and Managing Belts 



of Trees. 



An interesting article, and if our limits would allow, we should be 

 glad to copy the whole, which extends to five pages. The raising 

 of trees for timber is carried to a considerable degree of extent in 

 England, and much has been written on the subject. The article 

 concludes thus : — 



"The subject of tliinning forests and plantations has also been ably des- 

 canted upon, and I have no doubt that all the comnnmications thereon have 

 their merits according to local circumstances, the objects of all being to ob- 

 tain good and useful timber. Waving this subject, therefore, I beg to draw 

 the attention of your readers to that of the thinning of belts. Now, these are 

 generally planted either for the sake of shelter or ornament ; the longer, 

 therefore, they can be made to sustain their office, the better ; and to accom- 

 plish this, not only is a judicious thinning necessary, but a proper choice 

 should also be made in planting such sorts of trees as are disposed to feather 

 themselves down to the ground. The great secret, in the planting of belts 

 and the management of trees afterwards, is to obtain and preserve a mass of 

 foliage through the whole [)lantation. The idea of getting up a belt thickly 

 planted with fast growing trees, without ever thinning them, is preposterous. 

 ■I have seen most deplorable instances of this, even to the destruction of the 

 whole ; and at the present day, in some parts of the country, you can scarcely 

 take a morning's ride without witnessing and lamenting faults of this kind 

 committed by either the planter or the proprietor. Belts being narrow, a 

 good breastwork should always be provided ; particularly on the sides upon 

 which the winds are most injurious: when this is not done, and the trees are 

 left to themselves, their under branches will soon decay, and the winds, thus 

 ■having full scope, will do serious injury. The case is widely different with 

 single trees which stand exposed, as they get inured to the vicissitudes of the 



