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THE ROMAN FOUNTAIN AT CHERCHELL. ALGERIA. — FROM L Illustration 
An Algerian Fountain. 
Not very long ago there was erected in the public 
square at Cherchell in Algeria, a fountain compos- 
ed entirely ot Roman ruins found at Cherchell or 
in its immediate neighborhood. I'his fountain de- 
serves notice on account of its elegance and for its 
distinctive characteristics. To AI. Al^unkel, a citi- 
zen of Cherchell is due the honor of having design- 
ed and carried out the work. 
The following description in connection with the 
illustration will give a very clear idea of its pecu- 
liar features. Against its four faces of a cement 
cube four collossal heads have been placed, which 
were formerly in the museum at Cherchell. The 
most remarkable of these heads is that of a man 
which, according to various archaeologists, repre- 
sents Ocean, Neptune, Jupiter or Ptolemy; the oth- 
er three heads with wavy and somewhat disturbed 
hair represent nympths. 
Above the cement cube, or base, against which 
these four heads have been placed, is a capital of 
striking workmanship, upon which rests a great 
marble basin, or vase, which in turn supports a sec- 
ond capital of much smaller size than the one below, 
which also supports a marble basin, of much 
smaller size than the first. From this last springs 
the stream of water, which under a sky like that of 
Algeria, and in so brilliant a sun, is magnificently 
beautiful. 
The great octagon basin is formed of pieces of 
cornices admirably adorned with leaf carving, and 
at the eight angles are placed four small pieces of 
square columns, two column bases, and two small 
capitals. From L' Illustration. 
Velvety Lawns. 
To dwell upon the fact that a vigorous growth 
of grasses cannot be obtained on soils that have be- 
come exhausted is not necessary, but it is essen- 
tial to direct special attention to the fact that the 
application of manure to a lawn requires the great- 
est care to insure its having a beneficial effect. The 
importance of this will be fully appreciated when it 
is remembered that the herbage is of a complex 
character, and includes both gramineous and le- 
guminous plants; and that as these differ materially 
in their food requirements, the peculiarities of each 
class must be duly considered. If this is not done, 
one or the other will assuredly predominate. With- 
out entering at length into the scientific aspect of 
the question, it may be well to point out that cer- 
tain manures are more favorable to some plants 
forming the herbage than to others, and that when 
one kind of manure only is used, the plants for 
which it is specially adapted will grow with undue 
vigor and crowd out the others. For instance, 
dressings of wood ashes and kainit, in consequence 
of the potash they contain, and of gypsum, by rea- 
