Description of the Designs 1 2 1 



it, and the barley on the other ; the highest bunch of 

 each of these last next the wheat. Now cut the 

 strings which secure all the little separate bunches, 

 trim off the straw at the bottom evenly with a pair of 

 garden shears, and dress out the top of the sheaf, until 

 the wheat stands boldly out from the centre ; while 

 the oats and barley droop gracefully from each side, 

 until they almost meet each other in the middle, 

 underneath the strap, and so complete a circle. On 

 the strap, in the centre of the sheaf, should be placed 

 a bunch of purple Grapes. 



In describing the Designs — when blue, red, white, 

 or crimson are here spoken of, velvet, cloth, baize, or 

 moreen, are the materials alluded to. 



Plate I. Frontispiece. — This design is suitable 

 equally for Easter, Harvest, or Christmas tides. 



In the Plate, it is drawn for Harvest. The Shield is 

 illuminated on tinted cartooning paper, which is again 



