PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



through the cracks, without filtering through the soil 

 to a greater depth. 



The majority of the shallow well heads of elab- 

 orate carving are simply set in some decorative point 

 in the garden, surrounded by other charming types 

 of Florentine pottery, and allowed to serve the same 

 purpose in garden beautifying, without any attempt 

 to connect the well head with water. This is the 

 safest plan, unless there can be a certainty of suffi- 

 cient depth and purity to make the water safe for 

 drinking purposes. 



An attractive method of utilizing old Roman well 

 heads is found on the Houston estate, i ' Druim Moir,' > 

 at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, where the carved 

 importation is attractively covered to keep out dust 

 and other impurities, and a deep, pure well has been 

 dug from which the water is brought to the surface 

 by a quaint iron pump. The safety devices for ren- 

 dering the water pure and wholesome have added to 

 the ornamental value. A little ingenuity in the 

 placing of decorative garden wells may be made to 

 bring about the same result in every instance, in con- 

 necting with a practical water supply. 



What is known as the "gushing well" is a {nov- 

 elty that is sometimes introduced by artificial means 

 by piping a good flow of water to the imported well 

 head set on the edge of a pool which receives the 



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