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round piece of wood for the table, as shown in fig. 258 ; or by fixing a 

 number of hazel rods together, as shown in fgs. 259. and 260, Rustic seats 

 may be made either of 

 rough branches, nailed or 

 tied together, as shown in 

 fig. 261 . ; or with a thatched 

 roof, as shown in fig. 262. ; 

 or of hazel rods, neatly fast- 

 ened together, and formed 

 into an elegantly shaped 

 chair {seefig. 263.). Rustic 

 stools may be made as 

 shown in fig. 264. ; and 

 rustic flower-stands as 

 shown in fig. 265. 



473. Fountains are uni- 

 versally acknowledged to 

 be great ornaments to gar- 

 dens ; chiefly perhaps from 

 the appearance of life and 

 motion which they com- 

 municate to the surrounding 

 scenery. Many persons are 

 deterred from indulging in 

 jets-d'eau, or in some other 

 descripiion of fountain, from 

 an idea that they cannot 



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be obtained without great expense, and without an immense supply of water; 

 but tlic hoiglit to which a jet will rise does not depend on the quantity of 



