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weather-worn (not battered) so much the better. 

 It will require little else than a firm base, either 

 a slab of stone or a brick structure, of shape 

 and size in proper proportion to the column. 

 A dial made in this way is illustrated in Fig. i6. 



A red brick pillar is charming in every way, 

 and harmonises well with the brick paths I 

 have described. If built of "cutting bricks," 

 as a plain rectangular shaft, it may be after- 

 wards carved to a graceful form by a deft- 

 handed amateur. 



Figs. 14 and 15 are examples of stone and 

 brick columns. 



If the gardener be content to limit himself 

 to the less expensive and more tractable 

 material wood, he had better adopt a design 

 suited to its character, rather than seek to 

 imitate a stone pillar. 



A suggestion for a wooden dial is given in 

 Fig. 17. 



The pillar should be painted (unless oak be 

 used), green for preference. 



The sun-dial should always be accessible, 

 and not, as is sometimes seen, placed in the 



