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iron more beautiful than the infinite variety of form 

 and surface and colour of our moss-grown stones. It 

 is full time we changed our minds. " 



The bridge on the estate of Muskau as shown in the 

 illustration is attractive because it spans a brawling 

 stream and because it is simple and unassuming, but the 

 stones of which it is constructed are too small and the 

 entrance to the footway is bare of foliage. 



Another fault to be found with this admirable method 

 of bridge building, is that there is little or no moss, or 

 sedums which would take the place of moss, to be seen. 



There are other illustrations of the proper use of 

 rocks in landscape architecture which are shown in 

 some of the views of the chapters of this book. They 

 have been taken from sketches, made by A. F. Bellows 

 fifty years ago, of Central Park, New York, in the 

 early state of its development. It is not easy to find 

 examples of rock work anywhere equal to those in 

 Central Park. Unfortunately the study of these 

 examples does not seem to have commended itself to 

 many people, for there is little evidence to be seen on 

 country places of endeavour to excel in this branch 

 of landscape architecture. 



