. The small rock garden. , these bookswill be in a way a revelation. Other countries may be justly proud of their gardens,but none can show such a variety or such wealth as England, and never before hasthis wealth been so liberally or so artistically displayed.—Scotsman. A BOOK FOR ALL OWNERS AND LOVERS OF GARDENS English Leadwork Its Art and History By LAWRENCE WEAVER, , Hon. Price 25/-. 440 Illustrations. LEAD is essentially the English material for garden orna--J ments. It takes its place as faithfully and naturally asmarble does in Italy. While this volume deals as well wi
. The small rock garden. , these bookswill be in a way a revelation. Other countries may be justly proud of their gardens,but none can show such a variety or such wealth as England, and never before hasthis wealth been so liberally or so artistically displayed.—Scotsman. A BOOK FOR ALL OWNERS AND LOVERS OF GARDENS English Leadwork Its Art and History By LAWRENCE WEAVER, , Hon. Price 25/-. 440 Illustrations. LEAD is essentially the English material for garden orna--J ments. It takes its place as faithfully and naturally asmarble does in Italy. While this volume deals as well with the more purely architectural usesof lead for pipe-heads, fonts,• etc., many of its chapters aredevoted wholly to garden statues,vases, cisterns, sundials and thelike. No one who is interestedin the Renaissance of formalgardening can afford to over-look this important work. Itgoes far to identify the statuesand vases of the sculptors ofthe XVIIth and XVIIIthCenturies, who did so muchto beautify old A LEAD Illustration (reduced). A Book for all lowers of the Tewterer s Art
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