THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



archway, and when lighted at night is fas- 

 cinating to watch from the veranda that 

 overlooks the garden. In their native 

 country they are lighted with small lamps 

 that hold vegetable oil, but in some of our 

 gardens it is convenient to have an elec- 

 tric light bulb connected with an under- 

 ground wire so the lantern may be lighted 

 at will from some garden-house or arbor. 



SHISHI 



The Japanese have many garden ac- 

 cessories carved out of stone that may be 

 used to advantage in our gardens. These 

 pieces often show carving of great merit, 

 for the race has many skilful workers in 

 stone. 



The illustration on page 99 shows a 

 " Shishi " at the entrance to a garden. It 

 is an interesting old piece of stone work, 

 a grotesque figure of an animal with 

 a grinning lion's head and a body that 

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