XII 



BUILDINGS AND ENCLOSURES. 



PARK or garden should never be encumbered 

 with buildings or other structures foreign 

 to its nature. All buildings should be for 

 the sake of use and convenience only, not 

 mere ornaments devoid of all other interest. 

 Shelters and places of rest are necessary in every large 

 park ; bowers and pavilions are desirable places for spend- 

 ing holidays and summer evenings in pleasure or study. 

 In botanic gardens and city parks, museums, gymnasiums, 

 boat-houses, and other structures are in keeping with the 

 purpose of these places, and while intended for use only, 

 should be of simple and artistic design, and as ornamental 

 as possible. 



A pavilion in the shape of a Swiss cottage in a suitable 

 position, or a simple rustic shelter, like the one illustrated 

 in Fig. 76, and bowers of creepers and vines, are in perfect 

 harmony with the nature and use of a garden, but besides 

 these, temples in pure Grecian or Roman style may be 

 erected on high bluffs and knolls to serve the same purpose. 

 The rustic pavilion shown in the illustration can be con- 



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