THE FLORAL WOULD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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or order! v paths. Xofc that but a seat may often be well placed as 
an ornament in any spot where it may prove useful as a place of 
rest aod gossip, and sometimes as an invitation to the enjoyment of 
a view ; yet as a rule a rustic shade ia the best position for a rustic 
seat; it looks useful and appropriate there, and may be embellished 
with a few rough stones, planted with ferns or other plants that 
like shade, or a couple may be placed one on either side of the bole 
of a large tree, and the spaces between them filled up with large 
root stumps, profusely planted with ivy, periwinkle, toadflax, 
orchises, and ferns, and a truly rustic and beautiful retreat will be 
formed without the introduction of a single element that would 
interfere with the general tone of the landscape, as a summer-house 
or grotto will frequently do. 
Another kind of arch is that formed of dead timber, the 
materials being unbarked stems selected as to shape, or brought 
together so as to form a symmetrical span by a little judicious car- 
pentry. An arch of this kind is simple in construction, but pro- 
duces an agreeable effect bv means of a few accessories. The base 
on each side of the walk should be flanked by a rough lattice of 
selected tree loppings, and the walk lead to a lawn, in the centre 
of which should stand a root ornament, covered with a profusion of 
trailing plants. This and the shrubberies beyond form a picture to 
which the arch acts as framework, and the eye is gratified by a 
judicious disposal of a few very simple elements. Contrivances of 
this sort are particularly useful in small gardens, where broad 
natural effects can scarcely be thought of. 
Trellises are of many kinds, and have raaDy uses. Before we 
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