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tion, especially when vases are considered as 

 architectural decorations. Occasional devi- 

 ations, however, may be permitted, for the 

 sake of producing variety, especially in the 

 case of vases used as decorations in the 

 flower-garden. 



A very pretty and fanciful substitute for the 

 sculptured vase may be found in vases or bas- 

 kets of rustic icork, constructed of the branch- 

 es and sections of trees with the bark attached. 



Figure 51 is a representation of a pleasing 

 rustic vase which we have constructed 

 without difficulty. A tripod of branches 

 of trees forms the pedestal. An octa- 

 gonal box serves as the body or frame 

 of the vase ; on this, pieces of birch and 

 hazle, (small split limbs covered with the 

 bark,) are nailed closely, so as to form a 

 sort of mosaic covering to the whole exterior. Ornaments 

 of this kind, which may be made by the amateur with the as- 

 sistance of a common carpenter, are very suitable for the 

 decoration of the grounds and flower-gardens of cottages or 

 picturesque villas. An endless variety of forms will occur 

 to an ingenious artist in rustic work, which he may call in 

 to the embellishment of rural scenes, without taxing his purse 

 heavily. 



Sundials, {Jig- 52,) are among the oldest decorations for 

 the garden and grounds, and there are scarcely any which 



[Fig- 51 



