LAWNS AND 
THEIR EMBELLISHMENT 
15 
The Chinese Bridge 
Water is a pleasing feature in all lawns and 
grounds. When placid its still surface and re- 
flected pictures have a harmonizing and reposeful 
influence upon the surroundings. Water furnishes 
charming opportunities for varied and beautiful 
effects. Water Lilies and aquatics may glorify 
its surface; its banks may be picturesquely 
fringed with vegetation, and broken by open 
slopes of grass; bridges and summer-houses may 
punctuate its beauty. We picture to the left 
a similar scene with a gracefully designed foot- 
bridge in happy imitation of the Chinese style, 
with arched spans connecting with a bell-decked 
pagoda on an island. 
A Formal Garden 
The quaint features of an old Italian garden are 
shown on the right. Old moss-grown urns, formally 
trimmed evergreens, the walled cistern of aquatics, the 
patterned beds of gaily colored flowers kept in 
order by edgings of Box set in the turf, intersecting 
walks of white 
gravel, with a back- 
ground of som- 
ber, stately trees 
— who shall say 
that the effect is 
not charming? 
