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WOODEN RUSTIC ORNAMENTAL VASES 
FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN OR PLEASURE-GROUND. 
For the following novel and interesting specimens of wooden rustic ornamental 
vases, we are obliged to the kindness of Mr. Clowes, of Broughton, near Man- 
chester, who has them placed in his pleasure-ground on the lawn, constructed on 
the simple economical scheme detailed below. 
The principal supports of these ornaments, are strong portions of firwood, cut 
to the required length, and roughly though securely fastened together, so as to 
present a rude outline of the more perfect effect intended ultimately to be pro- 
duced, leaving in the centre a cavity for soil, &c. This rude outline is afterwards 
cased over with the outside portion of old larch trees, cut thin — say two and a half 
or three inches thick, including the bark which is left on each piece is nailed on, 
leaving the bark face to form the outer surface. After the whole is covered in the 
manner described, it has the appearance exteriorly of an uniform coating of rough 
bark, which is relieved by having lengths of old, otherwise useless cable-rope nailed 
on in different ways, sometimes in a spiral direction, sometimes perpendicular, some- 
times horizontal ; and in any central part, a heart or a diamond figure is formed, and 
now and then the cords cross in different 
ways : thus embellished, and neatly finished, 
the effect is very pleasing. And when the 
sides are hung over in graceful festoons, 
formed by the pendulous character of the 
plants suitable for such purposes, and en- 
riched by the striking colours of their 
flowers, the whole exhibits at once an 
agreeable and elegant object. 
In thus usefully disposing of these 
simple materials, Mr. Clowes has evinced 
a taste, and effected an improvement in the 
construction of rustic ornaments for the 
flower garden, &c., that has not been in practice before, and one which is, undoubt- 
edly, calculated to do good and become very useful by being generally adopted in 
such place, as have convenience for it. Any gentleman having a small flower 
garden or pleasure-ground, and desirous of giving it a picturesque appearance, 
may resort to the ready and novel way of doing it here laid down, without incur- 
ring a great expense. The mode above adverted to, of embellishing either flower 
baskets or vases, is decidedly preferable to the common plan of nailing split sticks, 
of different lengths, with various coloured bark, to a flat surface, for the reason that 
