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and which answers every purpose. [These dials are 

 offered for sale by Messrs. Hovey & Co., Boston, and 

 G. C. Thorburn, :Sew York.] 



7. Large palms in pots, or Maltese vases, or vases made of 



artificial stone, set on the turf. In the introduction of 

 vases, it should always be remembered that the vase 

 should not be set down immediately on the turf, but upon 

 a plinth. The A^^ave americana, and the variety varie- 

 gata, are plants well adapted for good effect in such sit- 

 uations. Palms undoubtedly are the most noble objects, 

 and an idea is conveyed of their effect in the front ele- 

 vation of the house, (fig- 12;) but they are not easily 

 managed in winter, except by those who have a hot- 

 house. 



8. Rustic basket, for flowers, as represented in the engraving just 



referred to. These are very easily made. Mr. Downing 

 has given a figure of one, in his Treatise on Landscape 

 Gardening, where he states they may be made in tlie 

 following manner: — An octagon box serves as the body 

 or frame of the vase; on this, pieces of birch and hazel, 

 (small split limbs, covered with the bark,) are nailed 

 closely, so as to form a sort of mosaic covering to the 

 whole exterior. 



9. Fine specimen of the arbor vitae (Thuja occidentalis,) 



about twenty feet high, represented in the view of the 

 entrance front, as it stands on the lawn. This tree is 

 one of our finest evergreens, attaining the height of twen- 

 ty to thirty feet, forming a pyramid of verdure from the 

 base to the top. The only objection to its more general 

 use in plantations is its formal outline: but when planted 

 near dwellings, especially those where horizontal lines pre- 

 vail, it may be introduced with the happiest effect. Some 

 object to it on account of the sombre hue of its foliage 

 in winter, but those who have watched its growth through 

 all seasons, will admit that its fresh appearance from early 

 spring to the close of autunm, give it a claim, equal iu 

 importance to any of our evergreens. 



10. Group of magnolias, consisting of the following kinds: — 



Magnolm conspicua, (fifteen feet high,) M. tripetala, M. 

 auriculata, M. glauca var. longiflora, and M. Soiilangi'a/ia. 



11. Beautiful specimen of the Wahoo elm, (L^lmus alata.) 



