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GARDEN DESIGN 



portions to take vases and other architectural 

 ornaments. In rectangular basins the corners 

 may be effectively treated in this manner, as the 

 enlargement gives a pleasing impression of strength. 

 The height of the basin wall and its coping 

 above ground level is a matter of taste. Large 

 basins can bear being raised higher than small 

 ones, and where reflections are an object the 

 water level, ground and coping should be as nearly 



DIAGRAM 71. 



DIAGRAM 72. 



as possible the same. The coping should never 

 be more than 18 in. above the water line. 



The inlet to basins and formal tanks may be 

 brought in where convenient, and it is usually 

 better to have the opening below the water level, 

 which of course is determined by the outlet. This 

 is supposing that the tank is fed from a higher 

 point and that there is no fear of a back flow. 



There is no need for the outlet to be at the water 

 line, provided it is bent up to that level after it 

 has left the basin. Indeed it is better to have the 

 outlet hole low down or it is always the warmed 

 water that is drawn away. An inlet 6 in. below 



