210 GARDENS: THEIR FORM AND DESIGN 



separating it from the rest. Either steps or a wooden 

 inclined plane or movable bridge can then be stretched 

 across to reach the wooden platform amongst the branches 

 of the tree (Fig. 122). 



Thus we learn that all flights of steps should be 



Fig. 122. 



important additions to the beauty of a garden. From 

 those small ones upon which a statue rests, to the well- 

 spaced and carefully moulded stately stairs intended for 

 the reception of Royal personages, all give height and 

 life to the whole. It is not so much the quality of 

 material which matters ; correct proportion is what speaks. 



