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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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The gnomon is made of 2" x 2" 
pine and fastened with screws 
of the city of the table whose 
measurements you use, is of no 
consequence. The measure¬ 
ments will apply very accurate¬ 
ly to locations within a distance 
of seventy-five or one hundred 
miles north or south of the 
line referred to in any given 
case, and will work well enough 
for all practical purposes for 
locations as much as one hun¬ 
dred and seventy five or more 
miles north or south of the line 
referred to. 
The best results are obtained 
by preparing a level piece of 
ground, with a surface much 
like a tennis court, the surface 
soil being mixed with a certain 
amount of clay. A level lawn 
may be utilized, but the rapid 
growth of the grass covers the 
hour lines and figures of the 
dial unless it is clipped every 
New Orleans, La. 
St. Augustine, Fla. 
D to 5 o’clock 20 " 
D to 4 “ 45 / 4 " 
D to 3 “ - 
A to 7 “ 20 " 
A to 8 “ 45/4" 
A to 9 “ .... 
C to 1 o’clock 8 1 / 2 " 
C to 2 “ i 8 } 4 " 
C to 3 “ 32 " 
B to 11 “ 8 $ 4 " 
B to 10 “ i 8 $ 4 " 
B to 9 “ 32 " 
Charleston, So. Car.... _ 
San Diego, Cal. 
D to 5 o’clock 20 " 
D to 4 “ 42 " 
D to 3 “ - 
A to 7 “ 20 " 
A to 8 “ 42 " 
A to 9 “ .... 
C to 1 o’clock 9 " 
C to 2 “ 20 " 
C to 3 “ 35 " 
B to 11 9 " 
B to 10 “ 20 " 
B to 9 “ 35 " 
Savannah, Ga. 
Tombstone, Ariz. 
D to 5 o’clock 20 J 4 " 
D to 4 “ 44 " 
D to 3 - 
A to 7 “ 20j4" 
A to 8 “ 44 " 
A to 9 “ .... 
C to 1 o’clock 9 " 
C to 2 “ 20 " 
C to 3 “ 34 " 
B to 11 9 " 
B to 10 “ 20 " 
B to 9 “ 34 " 
Memphis, Tenn. 
Flagstaff, Ariz. 
D to 5 o’clock 19 " 
P to 4 “ 40 " 
D to 3 “ .... 
A to 7 “ 19 " 
A to 8 “ 40 " 
A to 9 “ .... 
C to 1 o’clock 10 " 
C to 2 “ 22 " 
Cto 3 “ 37 " 
B to 11 10 " 
B to 10 “ 22 " 
B to 9 “ 37 " 
San Francisco, Cal. 
Springfield, Mo. 
D to 5 o’clock 18 " 
Dt° 4 ;; 38 " 
u to 3 - 
A to 7 “ 18 " 
A to 8 “ 38 " 
A to 9 “ .... 
Cto 1 o’clock 11 
C to 2 “ 23 " 
C to 3 “ 39 " 
B to II II " 
B to 10 “ 23 " 
B to 9 “ 39 " 
Washington. D. C. 
Baltimore, Md. 
Denver, Colo. 
D to 5 o’clock 17 " 
D to 4 “ j 6 J 4 " 
D to 3 “ 64 " 
A to 7 “ 17 " 
A to 8 “ 36^4" 
A to 9 “ 64 " 
C to 1 o’clock 11 " 
C to 2 “ 23 " 
C to 3 “ 40 " 
B to 11 “ 11 " 
Btoio “ 23 " 
B to 9 “ 40 " 
New York, N. Y. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
D to 5 o’clock 17 " 
D to 4 “ 35 " 
D to 3 “ 61 " 
A to 7 “ 17 " 
A to 8 “ 35 " 
A to 9 “ 61 " 
C to 1 o’clock 11 " 
C to 2 “ 24 " 
C to 3 “ - 
B to 11 “ 11 " 
B to 10 “ 24 " 
B to 9 “ .... 
Boston, Mass. 
Chicago, Ill. 
D to 5 o’clock 17 " 
D to 4 “ 35 " 
D to 3 “ 60 " 
A to 7 “ 17 " 
A to 8 “ 35 " 
A to 9 “ 60 " 
Cto 1 o’clock 11 " 
C to 2 “ 24 " 
C to 3 “ - 
B to 11 “ 11 " 
B to 10 “ 24 " 
B to 9 “ .... 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Madison. Wis. 
D to 5 o’clock 16 " 
D to 4 “ 34 " 
D to 3 “ 58 " 
A to 7 “ 16 " 
A to 8 “ 34 " 
A to 9 “ 58 " 
C to 1 o’clock 12 " 
C to 2 “ 26 " 
C to 3 “ - 
B to 11 “ 12 " 
B to 10 “ 26 " 
B to 9 “ .... 
Bangor, Me. 
St. Paul, Minn. 
Salem, Ore. 
D to 5 o’clock 15 " 
D to 4 “ 32 " 
D to 3 “ 55 " 
A to 7 “ 15 " 
A to 8 “ 32 " 
A to 9 “ 55 " 
C to 1 o’clock 13 " 
C to 2 “ 27 " 
Cto 3 “ 
B to 11 “ 13 " 
B to 10 “ 27 " 
B to 9 “ .... 
Tacoma, Wash. 
Bismark, No. Dak. 
Quebec, Canada. 
D to 5 o’clock 14 " 
D to 4 “ 31 " 
D to 3 ‘ 54 " 
A to 7 14 
A to 8 “ 31 " 
A to 9 “ 54 " 
Cto 1 o’clock 13 " 
C to 2 “ 27 " 
C to 3 “ - 
B to 11 “ 13 " 
B to 10 “ 27 " 
B to 9 “ .... 
A table of measurements to be applied to Fig. 1, and varying accord¬ 
ing to geographical position 
plan a circular dial mav be made 
few days and kept up carefully. 
The general outline of the 
dial, together with the hour 
lines and figures as shown in 
Figure i, may be composed of 
rows of various colored low- 
growing plants. Other mate¬ 
rials are liquid plaster of Paris, 
or liquid cement whitened by 
adding some slaked lime to it 
and poured into grooves cut 
into the soil, or small broken 
pieces of marble or limestone 
pressed into the soil on the 
lines and figures as laid out. 
The gnomon, or shadow 
piece, as shown in Figure 2, is 
composed of square white pine 
or other wood, 2" x 2" in diam¬ 
eter. If it may be made of 
metal accurately cut out, of 
course its durability is in¬ 
creased. It is of the shape as 
shown in the shaded portion, 
it being understood that the 
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Care should be taken in placing the sundial not only in the preparation of a level stretch of lawn or turf, but to make it a feature in the garden 
design. A seat such as this about it makes the sundial dominate a special corner of the garden in an effective and appropriate manner. Do not let 
the vegetation interfere with the sunlight that reaches the dial 
