igo GARDENS: THEIR FORM AND DESIGN 



near a natural lake or rock garden, one or two Japanese 

 wooden lantern-holders like Fig. 107 give delightful 

 colour in the day-time, as a considerable portion of the 

 woodwork is painted a red orange colour. The part 

 in the centre (C) is white with black lines across it, whilst 

 the quaint, hat-like roof is black. If they are carefully 



placed they fit in naturally 

 with semi-wild scenery, 

 where it would be im- 

 possible to put any feature 

 more formal in character. 

 Then, too, they have the 

 advantage of holding a 

 lantern, and there is 

 nothing prettier or more 

 ,(Balcdru/ original than a garden 

 which is lit up at night. 

 In a wilder part of the 

 garden, in the corner of 

 an old orchard, perhaps, a 

 simple dovecote mounted 

 upon a tall pole looks 

 well. There is no more 

 restful sound than the soft 

 cooing of doves, and a 

 flight of pure white fan- 

 tail pigeons, as they fly 

 down when a handful of 

 maize is held out, is a 

 picture in itself. The feathers they scatter prevent them 

 having a good reputation with tidy gardeners, so that 

 a piece of ground with grass beneath is to be sought 

 for their wooden house. Fig. 108 shows a simple but 

 picturesque one which any handyman can quickly con- 

 struct. 



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Fig. 108. 



A, Roof covered with felt. 



B, Cask painted white. 



C, Holes for nests. 



