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GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



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THE COURTYARD. 



Old Place. Harmonious contrasts of co'our are founJ in th_' 

 varied hues of its brick, wo >d, and stjne, of its m )>sy tiles, 

 and the rare greens of the ivy an 1 flowering climbers that vest 

 its structure. There is rich detail in the minsioii, yet all in 

 the simple style, developed from simple materials. Never, 

 surely, did the an:ient worker produce a more subtle charm 



THE ENTRANCE DRIVE. 



than we find in its many features. The splendidly-carved 

 barge-boards, the armorial adornnunts of the porch, the slender 

 vanes, the quaint forms of the pargeting anil chiselled wood- 

 work within the court, all mark the rare hand of an artist. 

 Moreover, whatever is new here is own brother to the old 

 1 1 the rugged time-worn timbers, and to the thick" thatch 



of straw, beneath which 

 nestle the diamond panes 

 well sheltered from wind 

 and sun. 



And, if we would seek a 

 feature of distinction, and a 

 rare adornment for a garden, 

 do we not find it in that 

 splendid dial with its faces 

 lifted aloft upon the twisted 

 pillar, that speaks of the 

 fleeting hours ? This garden 

 monitor of the life passed 

 joyously <>r sorrowfully in the 

 pi' asaunce or in the outer 

 world, illicit well Iv an 

 exemplar for many. It is a 

 delightful garden creation. 

 Nnnc sol; nitiir n/iih'j so 

 is it true of the garden as of 

 the world. And above the 

 dial, in bronze, is the pelican 

 "in her piety" the desert 

 bird "whose beak unlocks 

 her bosom's stream," feeding 

 her young with her blood. 

 Could we grace a garden with 



"Country Life." adornment than th j s } 



