"Tyme passeth and speaketh not, 

 Deth Cometh and warneth not; 

 Amende today and slack not, 

 Tomorrow thyself cannot." 



— Old Sundial Motto. 



CHAPTER VII 



Garden Accessories and Ornaments 



WE have seen that the walks in and around 

 a garden must have an objective point, 

 must lead to something; and obviously that 

 something must be a distinctive feature, strik- 

 ing a sharp note in the design and focusing the 

 attention positively. This it is not possible for 

 vegetation alone to do; no specimen of tree, 

 shrub, or flower, however superior it may be as 

 a specimen, is distinct enough from all the rest, 

 in just the right way, to provide the needed 

 positive element. Hence garden accessories in 

 all their variations — the casinos, gazebos, ar- 

 bors, statues, fountains, columns, or whatever 

 they may be, of use or ornament. 



In this briefly outlined purpose of these gar- 

 den attributes lies the guide to their positions. 

 It is at once plain that no reason exists for put- 



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