FOUNTAINS AND VASES. 



675 



Fig. 928. 



ought to be used sparingly in those parts 

 of the grounds that are distant from the 

 mansion ; this applies to gardens, in all 

 styles, but more especially to those in the 

 gardenesque. In the picturesque they are 

 next to inadmissible. But in this style, 

 when mixed up with groups of flowers and 

 shrubs, they have the effect of partially di- 

 viding the attention of the observer, and 

 directing it, as it were, at the same time 

 to the works of nature and of art. As 

 the mind, however, becomes distracted 

 when objects of so dissimilar a description 

 are brought to bear upon it, and as the 

 former should predominate over the latter 

 in such situations, the latter should always 

 be subordinate to the former, and be 

 kept nearer to the house, buildings, or 

 other artistic objects, with which only 

 they can be said to be in association or 

 connection. 



The vase or flower-basket, represent- 

 ed by the annexed sketch, is one of seve- 

 ral we observed 

 some years ago 

 in the gardens 

 at Stoke Place, 

 near Windsor. 

 They were con- 

 structed by Mr 

 Patrick, the 

 very intelligent 

 gardener there. 

 They are formed 

 of wood, and 

 covered after- 

 wards with 

 larch or oak 

 bark. The pe- 

 destals are in 

 one piece, and the top or basket is in an- 

 other, and is screwed off or on, so that they 

 may be put under cover during winter, or 

 the plants in them forwarded in spring in 

 frames or pits, so as to be ready to put 

 upon the pedestals as soon as the weather 

 will permit, thereby enabling the owner 

 to decorate his garden at once. From 

 the specimen given it will readily be seen 

 that any plain architectural form may 

 be given them, so that they may form 

 harmonious combinations even in highly 

 artificial scenery. 



In the gardenesque style, as well as in 

 the picturesque, wells are admissible, 

 for the purpose both of ornament and 

 utility. The annexed cuts, 929, 930, 



exhibit specimens, in both of which the 

 bucket is suspended from above by a 



Fig. 929. 



chain, which is made to pass over a pulley, 

 which renders the operation of raising the 



Fig. 930. 



water easy. The opening of the well in 

 each case is safely guarded by a parapet 

 of brickwork or ashlar, giving character 

 to the structure, while at the same time 

 the purity of the water is preserved. In 

 Scotland, draw-wells are seldom met with, 

 while in England they are of very frequent 

 occurrence — indeed, so much so that most 



