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ingenious artist in rustic work, which he may call in to the 
embellishment of rural scenes, without taxing his purse 
heavily. 
Sundials (Fig. 69) are among the oldest decorations foi 
the garden and grounds, and there are scarcely any which 
we think more suitable. They are not merely 
decorative, but have also an useful character, and 
may therefore be occasionally placed in distant 
parts of the grounds, should a favorite walk ter- 
minate there. When we meet daily in our walks 
for a number of years, with one of these silent 
monitors of the flight of time, we become in a 
degree attached to it, and really look upon it as 
gifted with a species of intelligence, beaming out 
when the sunbeams smile upon its dial-plate. 
[Fig. 69.] The Architectural Flower-garden, as we 
have just remarked, has generally a direct connexion with 
the house, at least on one side by the terrace. It may be 
of greater or less size, from twenty feet square to half an 
acre in extent. The leading characteristics of this species 
of flower-garden, are the regular lines and forms employed 
in its beds and walks. The flowers are generally planted 
in beds in the form of circles, octagons, squares, etc., the 
centre of the garden being occupied by an elegant vase, a 
sundial, or that still finer ornament, a fountain, or jet d’eau. 
In various parts of the garden, along the principal walks, 
or in the centre of parterres, pedestals supporting vases, 
urns, or handsome flower-pots with plants, are placed. 
When a highly marked character of art is intended, a 
balustrade or parapet, resembling that of the terrace to 
which it is connected, is continued round the whole of 
