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find in contrasting the sundials of a century ago 

 with those of the twentieth century is that there is 

 now too much sameness. They seem to follow the 

 same lines, more perhaps, than any other form of 

 garden furniture. 



This can be overcome by designing them your- 

 self, working out new ideas in the decoration and 

 its motto. Here the gnomons offer a chance for 

 variation for instead of d. plain, simple shaft, it 

 can be changed into an ornamental design that 

 helps out in changing it from monotony to origiaal- 

 ity. 



For the simple garden, why not make one your- 

 self ? It is not a hard matter, that is if you have 

 any ingenuity. The only thing we must consider is 

 to have it set perfectly even, to be sure the pedestal 

 is carefully laid so that it will not tip and spoil the 

 marking of the hours. There are so many mate- 

 rials that you can construct one from, there is no 

 need of sameness. The most inexpensive is the 

 rustic sundial. This is made from a small tree 

 trunk. It should be about six to eight inches in 

 diameter, tapering at the top, and show branches 

 irregularly cut within three or four inches of the 

 main trunk. There is a reason for this; it adds 



