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wood craftsmen ; and the cast stone benches and 

 tables which may be obtained offer good adapta- 

 tions of classic designs. But there is little wood 

 garden furniture, except that done to special de- 

 sign, which is even passable. 



Good garden figures are almost as scarce as 

 good wooden furniture; but occasionally one 

 finds something that it not the stereotyped "boy 

 with fish," or Hebe, or Diana. 

 Cast iron reindeer gave us a 

 great set-back in our appreci- 

 ation of garden ornaments; 

 for many people, still under 

 the influence of the very 

 TH proper reaction against tins 



^| ^^U garden "adornment," 



refuse to have any "statuary" 

 at all about their grounds. 

 This is unfortunate, because 

 there is no doubt about the 



fact that a few figures carefullv chosen con- 

 tribute a lot of interest and life to the garden. 



It is pleasant to come on a faun laughing out 



of the leaves at one, or the wise old smile of a 



philosopher, or the pagan grin of a grotesque. 



And amusing in much the same way are the 



lead figures used so often in English gardens; 



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A GOOD TERMI- 

 NAL FIGURE 

 FOR PATH 



ANOTHER. TER- 

 MINAL FIGURE 

 FOR PATH 



