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tion, especially when vases are considered as 
architectural decorations. Occasional devi- 
ations, however, may be permitted, for the 
sake of producing variety, especially in the 
case of vases used as decorations in the 
flower-garden. 
A very pretty and fanciful substitute for the 
sculptured vase, and which may take its place 
in the picturesque school, may he found in 
vases or baskets of rustic work , constructed of 
[Fig. 72. J 
the branches and sections of trees with 
the bark attached. Figure 73 is a rep- 
resentation of a pleasing rustic vase which 
we have constructed without difficulty. 
A tripod of branches of trees forms the 
pedestal. An octagonal box serves as the 
body or frame of the vase ; on this, pieces 
of birch and hazel, (small split limbs co- 
vered with the bark,) are nailed closely, so as to form a sort 
of mosaic covering to the whole exterior. Ornaments of this 
kind, which may be made by the amateur with the assist- 
ance of a common carpenter, are very suitable for the decora- 
tion of the grounds and flower-gardens of cottages or pictu- 
resque villas. An endless variety of forms will occur to an 
ingenious artist in rustic work, which he may call in to 
the embellishment of rural scenes, without taxing his purse 
heavily. 
Sundials, (Fig. 74,) are among the oldest decorations for 
the garden and grounds, and there are scarcely any which 
