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in the " pleasure-ground," are extremely useful. 

 They blend the different parts of the picture in 

 a light and agreeable way. Reeds are best sown 

 by kneading the seeds in balls of clay and then 

 throwing them into the water. 



(See, for the above, Plate VI. The form y is 

 by no means the worst which I have seen car- 

 ried out, nor will I say that g is the best for 

 execution ; but the latter will assuredly make a 

 more picturesque effect, and from no point of 

 view will the end of the water be visible, which 

 is one of the chief considerations.) 



