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catch the rays of the westering sun. The 

 hour of sunset is the time which chiefly 

 brings out the beauties of a rose garden, 

 and very admirable this statue looks as the 

 late glow emphasises the strong modelling 

 of the face, and an almost archaic sim- 

 plicity in the heavy folds of the robe. The 

 garden at The Vineyards, Great Baddow, 

 shows a good example of a sundial placed 

 on a circle paved with mingled brick and 

 stone, radially set, which breaks a long 

 gravel walk (Fig. 347). Another sundial 

 which owes much of its charm to its setting 

 on a broad expanse of circular brick paving 

 is at Saighton Grange (See Chapter XV). 



There is a certain reasonableness in 

 grouping in one chapter ' Sundials and 

 Seats." In days of universal watches the 

 function of the sundial is to be decorative 

 and to stimulate gentle moralising. For the latter employment the best authorities 

 are agreed that it is well to be comfortable in body, not always an easy thing to be 

 contrived in a garden. For sheer comfort there is no doubt that something of flimsy 

 appearance, made of canvas and a few sticks or of basket-work, is best ; but both 



FIG. 345. THE GAME OF "CLOCKS.' 



FIG. 346. STATUE HOLDING DIAL IN ROSE GARDEN. FIG. 347. PLACED AT INTERSECTING PATHS. 



