The Winning Designs 
into the garden for the purpose of measuring the time. 
To-day it has become merely a garden ornament, a 
centre from which diverging paths radiate, or the cen- 
tral axis of a formal design. It introduces into the 
garden a more or less romantic note of association with 
the past, and appeals to the same sense of appreciation 
as old buildings, old furniture, and everything else that 
has come to us from bygone days. The sight of one 
calls up memories of the sweet old-world flowers of 
Chaucer and Shakespeare: the Sweet-brier, Pinks, 
aa Raoring or Tiles 
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SECTION 
SECTIONAL DIAGRAM OF SUNDIAL PEDESTAL, 
Gilliflowers, Lavender, Rosemary, Columbine, and 
‘Roses damask and red’ of Bacon. 
““The design for a sundial pedestal in the accom- 
panying illustration is not meant for the garden of 
noble proportions or for the embellishment of palatial 
surroundings, but is simply a quaint and pretty idea 
that can be introduced into the tiniest cottage garden 
at little expense, and with certain success. It is meant 
for those who love their gardens so much that they 
like to do things themselves, and as such is purely a 
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