. The book of the garden. Gardening. 652 GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. refreshing sensation is felt when, wander- ing long amongst trees and verdure, the eye catches the first glimpse of a fine sheet of water. Temples and resting-places may be denominated eye-traps of utility. Porches and porticos are often admitted in garden scenery as decorative objects or eye-traps only. These deceptions are, however, not in the most correct taste • for nothing having the appearance of a temple, or house, or place of shelter, that can be approached, should be other Fi. Fig. 890. i than what it really professe
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 652 GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. refreshing sensation is felt when, wander- ing long amongst trees and verdure, the eye catches the first glimpse of a fine sheet of water. Temples and resting-places may be denominated eye-traps of utility. Porches and porticos are often admitted in garden scenery as decorative objects or eye-traps only. These deceptions are, however, not in the most correct taste • for nothing having the appearance of a temple, or house, or place of shelter, that can be approached, should be other Fi. Fig. 890. i than what it really professes to be. The falsity of this taste is as great as the dis- appointment would be to those seeking shelter from a storm and find- ^ ing none. That the HI effect of such objects is good when seen from a distance is undeniable; but they should com- bine the useful at the same time, by having a room behind, as shown in elevation and plan, figs. 889, 890. The erections which come under this head should be regarded as permanent and substantial, therefore stone or brick covered with cement should be the mate- rial employed—the former always where the necessary expense can be afforded. Both the design and disposal of them require due consideration, so that every structure of the kind should be in har- mony with the site in which it is placed, else, if executed without taste, or in an inappropriate style, they will appear ridi- culous, and greatly diminish the pleasure with which we view the works of na- ture, aided, as they may be made to be, by the introduction of the works of art. Figs. 891 to 896 are suitable buildings of this kind for grounds laid out in the geometric or ar- Fig. 891. chitectural style. They are taken from a very use- ful work on " De- signs for Cottage and Villa Archi- tecture," by S. H. Brookes, Esq. Figs. 891 and 892 are design of an oc- tagonal pavilion in the plain Greci- an style. That re- presented by figs. 893 and 894 is in the same style, only
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