European and Japanese Gardens 
but the representation of the “ Distant” and “Near Hills” are 
always kept in the scheme. A few stones disposed tastefully 
suffice to give a faint resemblance to the original elaborate fin¬ 
ished style. Stone i, the “Guardian Stone,” marks one of the 
principal points, and is backed by a tree of somewhat smaller 
height with flat stones and bushes. No. 2, having the name 
of the “ Moon-Shadow Stone,” occupies a position on the 
furthermost prominence, paired with a flat stone; the same 
effect may be produced by a group of shrub bushes, with 
a stone lantern of larger size, and a spreading pine-tree. No. 
3, a flat stone of same group, corresponds to the Hill 2 in the 
“ Finished Style.” No. 4 is indispensable. The “ Principal De¬ 
clining Stone ” is placed by the water. It may serve as an 
“ Idling Stone,” No. 10, of the Plate I, previously described. 
No. 5 is the “ Seat-of-Honour Stone,” accompanied by a com¬ 
panion stone and bushes, and is often backed by the “Tree of 
the Evening Sun.’’ No. 6 forms the bank of the stream and 
extends to the east. Here the lake is reduced to a mere stream. 
It has its source behind the “Guardian Stone,” amidst rock- 
work. Both sides of the stream are connected by a log bridge. 
A water-basin in the foreground is quite alone. The stepping 
stones are somewhat larger. No. 9, the “ Pedestal Stone,” and 
No. 8, the “Label Stone,” are intended to be equally perfect 
imitations of nature. 
A GENTLEMAN’S GARDEN 
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