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public grounds, either crossing over water, or another 

 walk on a lower level as through a gully. With the right 

 materials at hand, such a bridge is easily laid up and 

 quite sure to look well. 



Very fair substitutes for natural rocks in rockwork 

 are the odd shaped clinkers that come from furnaces, 

 and the distorted burned bricks from kilns, which are 

 often cemented together in masses. Some of these can 

 be selected which, at a little distance, can not be distin- 

 guished from rocks. 



In introducing rockwork into the garden, let every- 

 thing like overdoing be guarded against. Where one 

 meets with success beyond expectations in work of 

 this kind, enthusiasm is usually aroused, and enthusiasm 

 here, if it should blind the eye of correct taste and dis- 

 cretion is liable to lead to very objectionable excesses. 



CHAPTER XXL 

 WATER IN ORNAMENTAL GARDENING. 



In many of the most attractive natural landscapes 

 water holds a place of high importance, and this suggests 

 its value in ornamental gardening. As a rule, unless it 

 is supplied naturally, water effects produced in gardens 

 prove somewhat costly, hence it will be only now and 

 then employed, except perhaps in the shape of a foun- 

 tain, tiny rill or lakelet. But where a natural rill, creek, 

 or lake exists, it should be j)rized and so treated as to 

 make the most of it. 



A large stream or body of water may not be manage- 

 able in itself as a garden feature, but trees and shrubs 

 can usually be introduced between the frequented parts 

 of a garden bordering on the stream, in such a manner as 



