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wood craftsmen; and the cast stone benches and 

 tables which may be obtained ofifer good adapta- 

 tions of classic designs. But there is little wood 

 garden furniture, except that done to special de- 

 sign, which is even passable. 



Good garden figures are almost as scarce as 

 good wooden furniture; but occasionally one 

 finds something that it not the stereotyped "boy 

 with fish," or Hebe, or Diana. 

 Cast iron reindeer gave us a 

 great set-back in our appreci- 

 ation of garden ornaments; 

 for many people, still under 

 the influence of the very 

 proper reaction against this 

 sort of garden "adornment," 

 refuse to have any "statuary" 

 at all about their grounds. 

 This is unfortunate, because 

 there is no doubt about the 



fact that a few figures carefully chosen con- 

 tribute a lot of interest and life to the garden. 



It is pleasant to come on a faun laughing out 



of the lea\'es at one, or the wise old smile of a 



philosopher, or the pagan grin of a grotesque. 



And amusing in much the same way are the 



lead figures used so often in English gardens; 



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