PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



in many pleasing types at ' t Compton, ' ' the Morris 

 estate at Chestnut Hill. Here the beautiful Wissa- 

 hickon Creek flows through the lower section of the 

 extensive grounds, and numerous natural springs on 

 the hill slopes feed smaller streams and shallow 

 waterways. On a quiet level stretch, in a secluded 

 portion where there is little swelling of the stream 

 and no destructive dash and flow after heavy rains, 

 an artistic stone bridge with steep archway has been 

 erected, with big bowlders at the sides for stepping 

 stones and resting places leading down to the water. 

 A little ornamental drooping willow has been trained 

 to spread its branches above the bridge, reach down 

 to the water, and shelter one of the most alluring 

 of these bowlder seats. Then along the banks on 

 each side of the bridge the ornamental planting prob- 

 lem has been solved by the use of hardy irises and 

 trailing myrtles. 



A portion of the narrow stream in the Morris gar- 

 den, where there is a steep slope to the ground, has 

 been more severely treated, as the dashing flow of 

 water after heavy storms would not admit of plant 

 growth at the edge. In its rugged, rocky beauty, how- 

 ever, the result is quite as pleasing and appropriate 

 as that of the sheltered and planted shores just be- 

 yond. A plain, strong, wooden bridge crosses the 

 stream on heavy girders, supported by high stone 



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