PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



color, and laid precisely in regard to lines and mortar, 

 never give the same charm to the garden enclosure 

 as the cheaper material that might readily be called 

 " waste brick. " The old brick of uneven surface and 

 texture, shading from bright to dull reds and browns 

 and nearly to black, when laid with wide joints and 

 in uneven lines, will produce a quaint, subdued ef- 

 fect that will be well worth exposure here and there 

 among the green draperies of the wall. Such a wall 

 can often be cheaply built when the so-called " waste 

 brick " and nicked and broken pieces can be obtained 

 at little above the cost of hauling from a nearby 

 brick-yard. It will be found that the economical 

 principle is only one object, for not only will the 

 general finish be more subdued and pleasing, but 

 the rough texture will give better support for vines 

 than the "finished " surface ; and, while reflecting the 

 sun's rays less fiercely, it will produce the effect of 

 greater coolness for the enclosed garden. 



When cobbles and other quaint forms of field 

 stones may be secured, picturesque walls may be 

 built that will be decorative in themselves without 

 vine draperies. A combination of cobbles and con- 

 crete forms an attractive wall, and evergreen shrub- 

 bery planted along the base will give sufficient 

 drapery. For any sort of novel wall arrangement it 

 is important to have a solid stone foundation two 



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