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well to be sparing in their use; but, where the nature of the 

 ground does not furnish opportunities for using them, to scatter 

 vases about profusely is one of the worst of blunders in landscape- 

 gardening. The effect reminds one of the Euston Boad displays 

 of statuary-ware ; only in making the comparison, it is fair to 



The Colonnade at Versailles. (^Hachette.) One of the least q^tnsive of the Si&ne-work Gardens 

 tfttmghf like the rest, rapidly decaying. 



remember that the owners of these displays have a reason for 

 showing them which the country-gentleman cannot plead. In 

 the variety of advice that is offered, it is often difficult to decide 

 what is best, but one thing proprietors may be assured of, namely, 

 that an extensive display of terra-cotta and similar rubbish has 

 nothing to do with either good gardening or good art. 



