. The book of the garden. Gardening. VASES AND URNS, &c. 639 the angles made at the junction of walks, in niches in buildings, or in gra- velled or other Fig. 860. recesses by the sides of walks prepared for them. Wher- ever a vase is placed, it ought not only to have a base formed of one or more plinths, but a pedestal, to raise it above the surro u n ding vegetation, as well as to give it dignity of character. No ornament, of whatever kind, ought to be set in an inconspi- cuous situation, or in the less important parts of the grounds; and further, no ornament ought to be employed, the ma
. The book of the garden. Gardening. VASES AND URNS, &c. 639 the angles made at the junction of walks, in niches in buildings, or in gra- velled or other Fig. 860. recesses by the sides of walks prepared for them. Wher- ever a vase is placed, it ought not only to have a base formed of one or more plinths, but a pedestal, to raise it above the surro u n ding vegetation, as well as to give it dignity of character. No ornament, of whatever kind, ought to be set in an inconspi- cuous situation, or in the less important parts of the grounds; and further, no ornament ought to be employed, the material of which is of less value and durability than the material constituting the objects on or against which it is to be placed. No vase or sculptural orna- ment should be placed as if it appeared to rise immediately from the ground. Vases are too often converted into sub- stitutes for flower-pots, which, if they are of classic form, is the very essence of bad taste. They are, when on proper pedestals, sufficient ornaments of themselves, and should be considered in no other light. If plants are introduced into them at all, in architectural or geometrical gardens, they should have some connection with archi- tecture also—as the Acanthus, Agave, Euphorbia, &c. In regard to employing vases of archi- tectural or classic forms, of cast-iron, pottery ware, or artificial stone, as a sub- stitute for borders in small gardens, (town ones in particular,) for the cultivation of flowering plants, while they are ornaments in themselves, they are also admirably adapted for the purposes of culture in such cases. " Nothing, however, ought to. be recommended without assigning rea- sons for doing so. Now, there are several reasons for recommending elevated vases as receptacles for flowers, in order that they may form ornaments for gardens in confined situations; and there are also reasons for recommending vases not to be filled with flowers for gardens in the country. We shall take
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