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REVIVAL OF THE WALL FOUNTAIN 



A SUGGESTION FROM THE VILLAS OF ANCIENT 



ROME FOR BEAUTIFYING AMERICAN 



GARDENS 



MANY novelties in garden decoration that are 

 finding favor have come to us from famous Italian 

 gardens, and charming and practical ideas in water 

 features are among the most prominent. In the 

 translation of the Italian garden cult to America, 

 it proceeded by way of England, France, and Hol- 

 land. After long use in these countries, great 

 changes have taken place, and many features have 

 been introduced that scarcely can be called Italian 

 in design, although the thought may have originated 

 in some beautiful villa of Eome or Florence. 



A wall fountain in artistic form was invariably 

 a part of a well-furnished outdoor living room repre- 

 sented by the formal gardens of sunny Italy, and 

 there is no reason why its introduction at beautiful 

 American country seats should not be widely appre- 

 ciated. 



At " Thorn Hedge," the country home of Mr. H. 

 H. Battles, there is to be found an exquisite design 

 of wall fountains. It is fastened directly on the 

 rough stone wall which encloses a secluded section of 



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