a cluster or assemblage of flowers, leaves, branches, &c.

is particularly used for the representations of such flowers, leaves, branches, rinds, &c. whether natural or artificial, as are used for enrichments on capitals, friezes, pediments, &c.

FOLIATING of LOOKING-GLASSES, the spreading the plates over, after they are polished, with quicksilver, &c. in order to reflect the image. It is performed thus: A thin blotting paper is spread on the table and sprinkled with fine chalk; and then a fine lamina or leaf of tin, called foil, is laid over the paper; upon this is poured mercury, which is to be distributed equally over the leaf with a hare's foot or cotton; over this is laid a clean paper, and over that the glass plate, which is pressed down with the right hand, and the paper gently drawn out with the left; this being done, the plate is covered with a thicker paper, and loaded with a greater weight, that the superfluous mercury may be driven out and the tin adhere more closely to the glass. When it is dried, the weight is removed, and the looking-glass is complete.

Some add an ounce of marcasite, melted by the fire; and, lest the mercury should evaporate in smoke, they pour it into cold water; and when cooled, squeeze through a cloth, or through leather.

Some add a quarter of an ounce of tin and lead to the marcasite, that the glass may dry the sooner.

FOLIATING of Globe looking-glasses, is done as follows: