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interest; and he would gradually, and almost imperceptibly, 

 acquire a knowledge of, and taste for, the beauty of forms and 

 lines in objects generally. He would thus learn to distinguish 

 symmetry, regularity, unity, variety, and other abstract quali- 

 ties in works of art, which he would probably have never dis- 

 covered in the forms of nature without such assistance; though 

 they exist there, and are merely imitated by art in a way which 

 renders them more obvious to untutored man, who sees only 

 that mind in other things which he understands and feels in 

 himself. 



The last reason which we shall offer for the introduction of 

 vases into architectural and garden scenery is, the gratification 

 which such objects afford to the man of intelligence and taste. 

 There are, perhaps, few objects, next to the human figure, which 

 afford as many interesting historical associations as the vase. It 

 may truly be said to be the first and the last production of the 

 plastic art. The first utensil formed by man in the dawn of 

 civilisation, in every country, is a vessel or vase for holding 

 water; and that on which the highest resources of art are 

 bestowed, in ages of the greatest refinement, is a vessel or vase 

 for holding wine. In the first case, it is hollowed out of a 

 gourd, or rudely shaped of clay and dried in the sun ; and, in 

 the latter case, it is manufactured of costly metals or precious 

 stones ; or, if of common materials, such as stone, earthenware, 

 or glass, it is rendered valuable by the taste and skill bestowed 

 on its form or its ornaments. The history of every country may 

 be traced by its vases, no less than by its coins ; and the history 

 of all countries is set before us in the vases of all countries. It 

 would be foreign to the object of this Magazine to say more on 

 the subject : a little reflection will bring materials for thinking 

 on it to the mind of every reader ; and the young gardener will, 

 we trust, after he has read and considered this paper, look at 

 an ornamental vase, or even a common flower-pot, with a new 

 interest. 



Art, VIII. On raising Plantations near the Sea. 

 By Mr. T. Rutgek. 



The remarks and illustrations, by the Rev. W. B. Clarke, upon 

 the effects of wind on trees growing on the coast near Poole in 

 Dorsetshire (IX. 547.), and the annotations of J. D. upon that 

 communication, and also upon mine upon nearly the same sub- 

 ject which precedes it, prompt me to enter more at large upon 

 the subject of raising plantations near the sea. Mr. Clarke's 

 profiles represent nearly all the types of the forms of the single 

 trees that have ever come under my notice on the coast, that 



