REVIVAL OF THE WALL FOUNTAIN 



and a basin in concrete, for a few dollars, or an 

 Italian fountain of carved marble for a, few thousand ; 

 the general effect is the same in combining motion 

 and music, and the play of light and color in the run- 

 ning water. When the wall fountain contains a series 

 of basins, the beauty is sometimes enhanced without 

 extra cost in the water supply. In the most practical 

 forms of wall fountains, as in other ornamental water 

 features of the garden, the great thing is to get the 

 desired effect with as little water as possible, using 

 it several times over whenever this can be done. It 

 is claimed that the important point is to get a thin 

 sheet of water rippling over a corrugated surface, 

 or in some other way, so that it will attract the sun- 

 light. When the wall fountain consists of a single 

 basin, and there is no play of light and color in bound- 

 ing from one basin to another, the supply is some- 

 times arranged to spout from the lion's head or other 

 ornamental source of supply, in the form of divided 

 jets or sprays. The garden architects of sunny Italy 

 seldom attempted or desired the roar and agitation 

 of powerful masses of water. A very small volume 

 is made to produce a maximum of decorative effect, 

 and the greatest possible variety, by repeated inter- 

 ruptions and changes of its movement. It is when 

 we follow most closely this practical principle that 

 we secure the greatest satisfaction in the treatment 

 of our picturesque 1 wall fountains. 



