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decorated in a suitable manner. This is easily and cheaply 
effected by placing neat flower-pots on the parapet, 01 
border and angles of the terrace, with suitable plants grow- 
ing in them. For this purpose, the American or Century 
Aloe, a foirnal architectural-looking plant, is exceedingly 
well adapted, as it always preserves nearly the 
same appearance. Or in place of this, the 
Yuccas, or “ Adam’s needle and thread ” 
which have something of the same character, 
while they also produce beautiful heads of 
TFig. 6i.] flowers, may be* chosen. Yucca Jlaccida is a 
fine hardy species, which would look well 
in such a situation. An aloe in a common 
flower pot is shown in Fig. 61 ; and a 
Yucca in an ornamental flower-pot in 
Fig- 62 . ^g. 62 .] 
Where there is a terrace ornamented with urns or vases, 
and the proprietor wishes to give a corresponding air of 
elegance to his grounds, vases, sundials, etc., may be placed 
in various appropriate situations, not only in the architec 
tural flower-garden, but on the lawn, and through the 
pleasure-grounds in various different points near the house 
We say near the house, because we think so highly arti- 
ficial and architectural an object as a sculptured vase, is 
never correctly introduced unless it appear in some way 
connected with buildings, or objects of a like architectural 
character. To place a beautiful vase in a distant part of 
the grounds, where there is no direct allusion to art, and 
where it is accompanied only by natural objects, as the 
overhanging trees and the sloping turf, is in a measure 
doing violence to our reason or taste, by bringing twc 
objects so strongly contrasted, in direct union. But when 
