PRACTICAL GARDEN FOUNTAINS 



the ambitious fountain builder that there are many 

 interesting devices within his reach which will be 

 entirely fitting and ornamental for the garden which 

 he is to beautify. 



A study of fountain statuary in its varied forms, 

 from the rare beauty of sculptured marble to the 

 quaint charm of the grotesque concrete form spout- 

 ing the fountain spray, will be of special importance, 

 from the decorative view-point and that of suita- 

 bility. A study of the best method of introducing 

 and controlling the water supply, and of using the 

 same water over and over when the supply is limited, 

 also will demand careful attention if one would have 

 the ornamental fountain and its accessories entirely 

 practical. 



In order to supply the home garden with a per- 

 fectly satisfactory fountain, constructed on simple 

 lines, it will not be necessary to follow any arbitrary 

 rules concerning the height of the spray or the 

 breadth of the dome effect. Neither must these feat- 

 ures receive any special consideration in regard to 

 the flat garden spaces, the low-lying gardens, the 

 hilly gardens, the open sunny spaces, or those closely 

 encircled with trees and shrubbery. The little pool, 

 with its quaint and appropriate figure of amateur 

 construction and setting, may readily be kept in har- 

 mony with its surroundings. 



The elaborate fountains designed by landscape 



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