THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 





 of the stones to lie naturally one against 



the other, it will combine the two best 

 qualities, the strength and beauty of both 

 kinds of walls. The great fault of many of 

 the field stone walls that are built to-day 

 is the fact that the details of their construc- 

 tion are left to the stone mason to decide 

 on, and in his desire to make the wall look 

 pretty he concentrates his energies into 

 making fanciful markings of mortar (often 

 highly colored) around each stone, so that 

 the finished product looks more like a crazy- 

 quilt than anything else. 



When a wall is made of small, round 

 shaped stones it is difficult to get a pleas- 

 ing effect on the surface. Great care must 

 be exercised in fitting together the surface 

 stones so that the face of the wall shall 

 be as smooth as possible without showing 

 the mortar to an objectionable extent. If 

 the stones are not fitted closely together the 

 results will be like a huge plum cake, 

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