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cornices, and upon antient medals and gems, and 
as it was used for borders upon their pictured 
vases, appears, from the terra-cotlas found by Mr. 
Graham, to have originated in the superstitious 
veneration shewn to a certain aquatic plant, as yet 
unknown ; but which will not long escape the 
notice of botanists, to whom the plants of Greece 
become familiar. It is represented under such 
a variety of circumstances, and with so many 
remarkable associations, that no doubt can 
remain as to the fact. Sometimes this figure 
alone is introduced, with an aquatic bird swim- 
ming towards it : in other instances, Genii are 
represented as fostering it ' ; and the curvature 
is so formed, as to exhibit the origin of this well- 
known border. 
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In one example, the same volute is borne by a 
winged Genius in the right hand ' ; and in other 
( I ) See the Vignette to this Preface. 
(?) Seethe Vignette &i the end of this Preface; taken from one of 
Mr. Graham's Vases, now in the possession of the Rev. William Otter, 
M.A. Rector of Chetwynd in Sliropshire. 
