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den produces a cooling effect, and aside from the enjoyment derived 

 from the musical splashing of a little fountain, the reflection of 

 sky and flowers will give a charm to a garden never to be forgotten. 



The only objections that I have ever heard to this kind of garden 

 accessory are that it is expensive to supply the water, and that 

 mosquitoes will breed in these miniature ponds. As for the cost 

 of supplying water, I know this to be very small even in the City 

 of Boston, for I had a fountain and pool constructed for the Garden 

 Studio last summer and the charge is but ten dollars a year for a 

 continuous supply through a three-eighth inch jet. One need 

 not fear of mosquitoes breeding if there are a few fish in the water, 

 for it is well known that mosquito larvae will be eaten by them as 

 fast as the mosquitoes' eggs are hatched. The most serviceable 

 material for building fountains and water basins is composition 

 stone, made of cement, and it produces a simple and artistic effect 

 that is vastly different from the hideous appearance of most of the 

 iron work of this nature. I venture' to say that many of our gar- 

 dens have not enough of the air of seclusion which is generally 

 so necessary for the successful introduction of fountains or pools. 

 It is the restful kind of garden surrounded by hedges or trees that 

 invites this sort of accessory. 



The garden seat is an accessory that should be welcome in any 

 garden. How transient many gardens seem because of the absence 

 of a convenient bench that would invite one to take time enough 

 to enjoy the surroundings. There is hardly a limit to the number 

 of designs suitable for garden seats and benches, and yet how 

 homely is the stereotype affair we so often see in parks and public 

 gardens. Now that composition stone has become so useful for 

 making garden ornaments, there is not much difficulty in finding 

 graceful seats and benches that will last forever. Good ones can 

 be bought for about twenty dollars. Some of the more elaborate 

 seats are covered to keep out the sunlight, and to give a chance 

 for climbers to grow upon them. Many of these are quite large 

 so that they have the appearance of small summer-houses. 



The much discussed Italian garden is dependent upon such 

 accessories as walls and terraces and steps, but this form of garden- 

 ing is often misunderstood by people who try to fit it into loca- 

 tions where it is absolutely uncalled for; and the term Italian garden 



