THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



of various pieces in terra-cotta and con- 

 crete. These products of nature have been 

 used by every nation, even by the Egyp- 

 tians many centuries before Christ. Every 

 race has had its pottery, jars of moulded 

 clay burned in many colors ; and concrete 

 for building purposes, was well understood 

 by the Romans who made it out of a native 

 cement to build aqueducts that are still in 

 existence. But the art of fashioning con- 

 crete into small ornamental accessories for 

 the use of gardens has only recently been 

 understood and appreciated. We are be- 

 ginning to realize that cement has, in 

 addition to its value for structural pur- 

 poses, possibilities hitherto undreamt of for 

 development along artistic lines. 



There are many good reasons for using 

 this material in gardens in preference to 

 marble or freestone. In the first place it 

 has the lasting qualities of flint. In fact, 

 it grows harder year by year. Then, too, 

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