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shown XQ-Jig. 71., a cascade from some masses of rockwork, or 

 from the abrupt termination of a ruined aqueduct, might de- 



Fig. 71. Cast-iron Fountain in the Serpentine River in Kensington Gardens. 



liver, as a waterfall, the same quantity of water which now flows 

 from the fountain. We do not pretend to say that artificial 

 rockwork, or the remains of an aqueduct, will not be works of 

 art as much as the cast-iron fountain ; all that we contend for 

 is, that they will be works of art more in accordance with the 

 surrounding scenery, and such as will not shock the feelings of 

 persons possessing taste in landscape. 



On referring to Jig. 69. it will be observed that we propose 

 to widen the river in several places, and to introduce islands, 

 so as to give it the only character adapted for still water, viz. 

 that of a lake. On some of the spots on which islands would 

 be formed there are already large trees, and on others we would 

 plant low growths, such as rhododendrons, azaleas, &c., leaving 

 glades of turf; and some of the islands should be almost en- 

 tirely without trees and shrubs, so as to harmonise their surface 

 with that of the Gardens generally. The margins both of the 

 islands and the boundary shores we would vary by coarse 

 gravel, blocks of stone, &:c., so as to be more in accordance with 



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