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with vines, sedums, etc. Moreover, wherever rock 

 crops out in the lawn, alongside a path, on a hillside or 

 on the level, there is an opportunity to add similar pieces 

 of rock half buried with the interstices between them 

 filled with earth and then with plants. To do this there 

 are chances in many parts of the country and the possi- 

 bilities of thus creating natural effects of the greatest 

 beauty are endless and scarcely realized at the present 

 time. The very selection of the stones with their 

 beautiful grain and contour invites study of the most 

 delightful sort. Think what could be done if the same 

 attention were given to this study as to the collecting 

 of curios or gems or to the use of stained glass. After 

 all there are few things finer than these marvellous 

 effects of nature that belong to the countryside and 

 which are generally overlooked as commonplace and 

 not specially interesting. 



The bridge over the pond in Central Park indicates 

 the rustic effect without plants in the interstices of 

 the stones, and the Lombardy poplars and shrubbery 

 emphasize and screen the entrance of the footway. 



Here is an example of a stone bridge of the type we 

 have been considering, which illustrates the idea of 

 simplicity and natural dignity and charm. To Garden 

 and Forest, vol. i., p. 52, we owe the illustration and 

 the following description : 



"This very ancient bridge spans one of the small 

 streams on Dartmoor in the south-west of England. 

 Its construction is sufficiently explained by the 



