THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



flimsy iron fountains and the like. Thank 

 goodness such cases are comparatively 

 rare. 



This desire to furnish a garden with ac- 

 cessories that shall give it an air of comfort 

 has led many to attempt to copy the beau- 

 tiful dignified gardens of Italy. Various 

 accessories of marble, benches, fountains, 

 tables, urns and statuary have been im- 

 ported, and this at great expense, in the 

 belief that the owner has acquired an 

 Italian garden simply because he has de- 

 posited these accessories in various places 

 round about. But the charm of the old- 

 world garden has not been transferred with 

 its furnishings. Its spirit has not been 

 interpreted. 



How much better the American garden 

 would have been if the owner had made 

 use of some of the materials that our 

 own country offers so bountifully. Stone, 

 brick, concrete, terra-cotta and wood are 



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