The Winning Designs 



into the garden for the purpose of measuring the time. 

 To-day it has become merely a garden ornament, a 

 centre from which diverging paths radiate, or the cen- 

 tral axis of a formal design. It introduces into the 

 garden a more or less romantic note of association with 

 the past, and appeals to the same sense of appreciation 

 as old buildings, old furniture, and everything else that 

 has come to us from bygone days. The sight of one 

 calls up memories of the sweet old-world flowers of 

 Chaucer and Shakespeare : the Sweet-brier, Pinks, 



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SECTIONAL DIAGRAM OF SUNDIAL PEDESTAL. 



rilliflowers, Lavender, Rosemary, Columbine, and 

 ' Rosfcs damask and red ' of Bacon. 



'/The design for a sundial pedestal in the accom- 

 panying illustration is not meant for the garden of 

 noble proportions or for the embellishment of palatial 

 surroundings, but is simply a quaint and pretty idea 

 that can be introduced into the tiniest cottage garden 

 at little expense, and with certain success. It is meant 

 for those who love their gardens so much that they 

 like to do things themselves, and as such is purely a 



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