. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . at a medium temperature may bemore readily obtained and preserved. Water is essential to bees, which should be near their abode:a small pool is therefore introduced in the design, and as areceptacle also for valuable aquatic plants. The improvements recently made in hiving bees are worthyof particular attention :—b
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . at a medium temperature may bemore readily obtained and preserved. Water is essential to bees, which should be near their abode:a small pool is therefore introduced in the design, and as areceptacle also for valuable aquatic plants. The improvements recently made in hiving bees are worthyof particular attention :—by the arrangements made accordingto Wildmans method, not only a regular examination of theproceedings of these ingenious artificers is permitted, but thecomb and honey can be collected in small portions:—besides,they afford the very humane opportunity of collecting the honeyand the wax, without the ungracious necessity of destroying theanimals, when we wrest from them their store-houses and theirtreasures. Hemlock, nightshade, red-poppy, feverfew, black briony, box-wood, hew, and other plants of a bitter flavour are injurious to the Apiary, as they impart such qualities to the honey, if the bees select from them ; these should therefore be banished from Is GAMJrDiE:^ MAILILII?-© it^iaL£MaxrsMrsiTosrofAsTsicc,ri,PAr,,i!;z<. GARDEN RAILING. 109 PLATE XXVII. GARDEN RAILING. FOR the purposes of separation, or of protection, an orna-mental fence is sonnetimes required in flower gardens; and theyimpart considerable finish when tastefully designed : but usuallythey are very far from meriting distinction on that account. As varieties of design the annexed plate is introduced, someof which have been executed, and being bronzed, and in partgilt, have proved both decorative and useful. They are designedto be chiefly executed in iron, and the lighter parts, of strongcopper wire. Although these designs are suitable to the flower garden, theyare not so as fenc
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