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Const7'uction of Fountains for Gaj'dens. 



j%. 68. is a shell fountain erected in the gardens at White 

 Knights, and which in 1826 appeared to us to have an excel- 

 lent effect. Fig. 69. is the composition of a talented young 



architect, Edward Buckton Lamb, Esq.; it may be formed 

 of cast iron, like that of Mr. Rowley, and the wall of the 

 lower basin may be of granite or marble. The Mona marble, 

 from its hardness and unfitness for more delicate purposes, 

 is particularly suitable. We invite all our readers, but more 

 especially landscape-gardeners and garden architects, to co- 

 operate with us, by sending us additional designs with dis- 

 cussions on their erection and effect. We are persuaded that, 

 if the business were properly engaged in, there need not be a 



