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esty and a certain veneration which it com- 

 mands, I hesitate to put it in first place — in 

 other people's gardens. It should only go where 

 it is wanted — and where it will not oppress; 

 yet it can ill be spared anywhere. Hence, if a 

 position is available in open and unobstructed 

 sunlight I always hope that the gardener will 

 be moved to set up in it this most ancient of 

 timepieces. 



Bronze dials are of all the most permanent 

 naturally; but a dial of cement well made is 

 practically everlasting — and not beyond the 

 possibilities of amateur construction, if one 

 cares to take the trouble. The pedestal is im- 

 portant and, from the aesthetic standpoint, 

 should be given as much consideration as the 

 dial itself, or more. For it of course looms up 

 in the garden vistas prominently. Solidity 

 is essential to it, and only a deep foundation 

 will insure this, as freezing and thawing affect 

 the ground to three feet or more below its 

 surface. 



Of outdoor statuary and images there are a 

 vast number too dreadful to contemplate ! Chief 

 among these are the cast-iron dogs and hunters 

 and swan and deer, and all the multitude of 

 monstrosities of this character that were scat- 

 tered extravagantly a generation or so ago, 



