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Old Time Gardens 



most richly carved dials are standing ; but in 

 America they have become so rare that many peo- 

 ple have never seen one. In many of the formal 

 gardens planned by our skilled architects, sun-dials 



Two Old Cronies, the Sun-dial and Bee Skepe. 



are now springing afresh like mushroom growth of 

 a single night, and some are objects of the greatest 

 beauty and interest. 



If the claims of antiquity and historical associa- 

 tion have aught to charm us, every sun-dial must 

 be assured of our interest. The most primitive 



