. An encyclopædia of gardening; . ked as far as they can in thepath of nature for princijiles of embellishment,for the sake of novelty they will walk backagain. A bed of , flowers and shrubs within abasket looks very much like a large is artificial, should have some use. Wherecattle are to be kept off, a basket is service-able. {Pr. Card. 454.) 61G9. To assist in the invention of figures for flovjer-gardens, the simple but ingenious contrivance {fig. 551.)invented by Professor Bradley may be made use of. Itconsistr of two plates of looking-glass, of any convenientsize, furnished w
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . ked as far as they can in thepath of nature for princijiles of embellishment,for the sake of novelty they will walk backagain. A bed of , flowers and shrubs within abasket looks very much like a large is artificial, should have some use. Wherecattle are to be kept off, a basket is service-able. {Pr. Card. 454.) 61G9. To assist in the invention of figures for flovjer-gardens, the simple but ingenious contrivance {fig. 551.)invented by Professor Bradley may be made use of. Itconsistr of two plates of looking-glass, of any convenientsize, furnished with wooden backs, so as to admit of theirbeing hinged {a). One part of a circular figure being then drawn on paper {b, c), the frames are to beopened the widtli of the figure {b,c, d), and placed on edge so as to include it, when the form will thenbe so multiplied by the looking-glass as to complete the circle. The kaleidoscope may also be resortedto, of which this instrument of Bradleys is supposed to be the origin or
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