Pedestals for Lead Figures 
‘ gardener’s ’ sundial rather than a pretentious work of 
masonry (‘sculpture ’ is, I believe, the word generally 
used). Just a few old bricks and thin roofing tiles, a 
short piece of iron pipe, two or three pieces of paving, 
and a little cement darkened by the addition of a little 
lampblack are all that is necessary ; the joints should 
be quite dark. Round the centre plant a mixture of 
old-world plants, such as a pink monthly Rose, two or 
three plants of Lavender, some Catmint, Thyme, and 
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ELEVATION 
DIAGRAM SHOWING ELEVATION OF SUNDIAL PEDESTAL. 
(Scale of each illustration: Half an inch = one foot.) 
any old-fashioned odds and ends there is room for. If 
the sundial forms the terminal of a path between two 
borders, brick, on edge, paths are comfortable and dry, 
and when the joints are green with moss, grass, a 
dwarf Sedum, or creeping Thyme, is very attractive. 
The same idea can be successfully adopted to create 
pedestals for small lead figures, and can easily be 
worked into circular, hexagonal or octagonal shapes.”’ 
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