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THE AMATEUR’S FLOWER GARDEN. 
discovered by reference to page 9, where it will be found at 
figure R in the Plan of a Villa Garden. 
We will suppose a piece of ground, twenty-five feet by 
twenty feet, to be at your disposal. Mark out the inner oval 
(Fig. 1), and excavate three spades deep, leaving the sides 
sloping; then well ram all over, till the surface is firm and 
compact. A square pedestal of brickwork in cement is now 
built up in the centre to form a support for a vase of iron, 
terra-cotta, or ftansome’s imperishable stone ; the water-pipe, 
for supplying a fountain jet is embedded in the work ; as is 
also a leaden ser¬ 
vice, for a range of 
minor jets, after¬ 
wards referred to. 
Fig. 2 shows the 
arrangement of all 
s the piping. 
S. — General 
supply of iron, 
three-quarters of 
an inch bore, fur¬ 
nishing water to 
centre vase jet, and 
connected at t with 
S, s, s, s, s.—Se¬ 
condary fountains, 
issuing from an 
oval ring of half 
inch iron pipe, and 
playing into the 
tazza. They are re¬ 
gulated by tap (t). 
M, in, m, m, in, m, m, m, are minor jets, receiving over¬ 
plus water from the vase, through half-inch leaden tubing, and 
discharging into the lower pool. 
The smith’s work being completed, the sides and bottom 
of the excavation are lined with flat tiles in Portland cement, 
and the whole surface rendered with an even coating. That 
portion of the brickwork pedestal above the level of the tile- 
work must also be plastered with the same material. The 
cement is then allowed a few days to harden, in which, and 
by way of taking time by the forelock, you had better have 
Fig. 2. 
PLAN OP PIPES. 
5 Feet to 1 Inch. 
