202 GARDEN DESIGN 



The formal styles of different periods might thus be 

 represented, and at the same time give people 

 more purpose in traversing the paths. A maze 

 is almost as great an attraction as a sheet of water, 

 and might be introduced if room can be afforded. 



Many architectural details are proper to a 

 public park. One commonly finds gates and 

 railings, seats, drinking fountains and lamp-posts, 

 while statues can often be happily placed. Un- 

 fortunately the poorest work is usually put into 

 these except perhaps the last which must receive 

 individual attention. Seats in particular mostly 

 show common cast-iron patterns, and drinking 

 fountains bear the stamp of the monumental mason. 

 The public park ought to be the opportunity for the 

 designer of handsome ironwork for gates and 

 lamp posts ; shelters and bandstands are worthy 

 of an architect's attention, and drinking fountains 

 may well be from a sculptor's hands. 



