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wall. In fact, the chances for emphatic effect through the agency of artificial 

 lights are most numerous and varied, and offer an enticing study for the designer. 



Old Japanese lanterns cost considerable; a cheap substitute may be made at 

 little cost from Portland cement. This * should 

 be constructed so that the lantern part can be 

 lifted from the base, allowing a candle to be 

 placed in position. It can also be wired for 

 electric light or piped for gas. The Japanese use 

 silk or paper for their windows; for the cement 

 reproduction American stained glass is as effective, 

 and far more durable. 



There are frequently conditions which nat- 

 urally suggest the bridge. It may be only a 

 tiny affair, or perchance it may be of some size 

 and pretension, but the owner should at once 

 recognise this special privilege and treat it with 

 care and discretion. Although the rustic bridge 

 is often effective as a bit of design, it requires 

 constant care and frequent repair; rough stone 

 should be used in preference. More regular 

 stonework and brickwork may be used in cases 

 of formal treatment, and of these the stone is 

 to be preferred. Frequently the bridge may be 

 partially covered by growth, much to its advantage. 



One must not underestimate the importance of the garden gate in .he 

 general scheme of design. It is the connecting link between inner and outer con- 

 ditions, and as such bears upon its shoulders much responsibility. Through 

 it is seen the garden on the one hand, and the outer and commonly more 

 naturalistic conditions on the other. That it should harmonise thoroughly 

 with both goes without saying, and that on this account its mission is often 

 difficult is also clear. It may take the form of a mere opening in a solid wall, 

 or become a more studied detail in connection with the screening fence. 



A simple and neat wooden Colonial gateway may be constructed for $25 and 

 upward; any amount can be spent, if one wishes, without complaint from the car 

 penter. This is one of the few cases where 

 this gentleman is dumb; his is simply to "say 

 nothing and saw wood." 



That the reader may form some idea of the 

 most common models upon which the American 

 garden may be based, a brief description of their 

 several characteristics will serve to show their 

 distinctive differences in scheme of design. 



Renaissance architecture being a revival on 

 Classic lines, it naturally follows that the garden 

 with which it was allied should also be drawn 

 from the same source. Consequently such ancient seat in the Stevens garden 



