Fountain 

 basins. 



THE DECORATIVE TREATMENT OF WATER. 



(No. 243) is shown a small but very chaste design which is suitable for many positions 

 where a large fountain pond is impossible, and which in the shaft at least bears evident 



traces of Albert Gilbert's 

 Such a fountain might 

 terrace immediately in 

 principal entertaining 

 a bird bath. These 

 being representative of 

 fountain shaft, and the 

 shows a piece of sculp- 

 & Co., which could be 

 further enrichment of 

 The very mention of 

 for most clients, bringing 

 a vision of endless ex- 

 inefficiency, yet, if the 

 done in the first case, 

 this account nor need it 

 a heavy and ponderous 

 of the one just referred 

 tion No. 243, it may 

 like feature, which may 

 a sundial to centralize 

 or to give point and 

 a grass walk. The 

 end of a long terrace 

 central feature in a 

 when backed up by yews 



FIG. 243. SMALL FOUNTAIN OR BIRD BATH. 



unique craftsmanship, 

 stand on an upper 

 front of one of the 

 room windows to form 

 three may be taken as 

 three different forms of 

 tailpiece to this chapter 

 ture by Messrs. Cashmore 

 used with effect for the 

 any of them, 

 a fountain is sufficient 

 to their minds at once 

 pense and worry and 

 work is thoroughly well 

 there need be no fear on 

 always by any means be 

 erection. As in the case 

 to, and shown in illustra- 

 even be a simple font- 

 be employed instead of 

 a group of flower beds 

 interest to a vista down 

 smallest fountain at the 

 walk or forming the 

 formal garden, especially 

 or other dark foliaged 



evergreens, may be invaluable in giving an interesting high light whereon to focus the 

 eye, and has the additional merit of only requiring a small supply of water. 



Whatever the 

 for the fountain, 

 but the best of its 

 be permanently 

 therefore it is far 

 simple erection 

 and strongly con- 

 spend the same 

 on a more am- 

 which cannot 

 with the same 



The pond or 

 may be treated in 

 ways, a number 

 indicated on the 

 gardens given in 

 rule, a plain circle 

 or an octagon 



FIG. 244. SIMPLE FOUNTAIN BASIN'. 



design adopted 

 however, nothing 

 kind can possibly 

 satisfactory, and 

 better to have a 

 well proportioned 

 structed than to 

 amount of money 

 bitious effort 

 be completed 

 thoroughness, 

 basin of a fountain 

 a great variety of 

 of which are 

 various plans of 

 this work. As a 

 ( 111. No. 238 ) 

 (111. No. 244) 



is best, while in other positions, especially where jets on the four sides throw inwards 

 towards the central shaft, some such combination of square and semicircle as that shown 

 in illustration No. 245 would be more effective, allowing one semicircular bay opposite 



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