GARDEN ACCESSORIES 265 



taken by stepping-stones, which always look 

 well and are unconventional. 



The Sundial — In these days of clocks and 

 watches it cannot be claimed that the sundial 



Fig. 90. — Bridges 



serves any useful purpose as a time-keeper. 

 Yet I know of no accessory which adds more 

 charm to the garden picture. It is a Hnk with 

 a past age, when stately crowds, silk-coated and 

 daintily gowned, roamed the garden pleas- 

 aunce, careless of the flight of time. An old 

 writer says: "Sundials are pleasing and vener- 

 able garden decorations, and should be placed 



