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on which are allowed to partially hide the shape of the 

 vessel. Urns are constructed in a variety of materials — 

 stone, terra-cotta, and lead, the latter, though somewhat 

 prohibitive in cost, being perhaps the most beautiful. 

 The well-known specimens at Hampton Court are good 

 examples, though naturally they would look out of place 

 in gardens of small extent. Both leaden and terra-cotta 

 urns may be used in conjunction with stone, either natural 

 or artificial, but it is fatal to associate them with brickwork 

 of any description. Cheap, common models are not to be 

 recommended for any position, but those possessed of good 

 and artistic shapes may use them as finials to pillars, and as 

 a ready means of breaking the straight lines of terracing, 

 and to give a finish to garden stairways. 



Vases may be purchased in designs suited to almost 

 any requirements, so that there is really no excuse for 

 introducing specimens which are 

 out of harmony with their sur- 

 roundings. Perhaps they look 

 best when placed at intervals 

 along a stone terrace, and they 

 are then of distinct value as 

 enabling a note of colour to be 

 introduced, where formerly drab 

 monotony prevailed. Filled with 

 drooping plants, gaily coloured 

 pelargoniums, fuchsias, or sulphur 

 and white marguerites, they may 

 be made exceedingly handsome. 

 The makers of garden vases, 

 though expert enough in designing the ornamental parts, 

 frequently fail to bear in mind the use to which the vase 

 is to be put. Consequently we find that there is often 

 little or no room for soil, and the few plants which can 

 be crammed in soon show signs of exhaustion. Always 

 select a style which has plenty of room for free root 



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