. The book of the garden. Gardening. 642 GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. them. Even Chatsworth, Windsor, and Trentham are deficient in this respect, while Clumber affords us the only excep- tion. Cast-iron vases are now brought to great perfection, as well as ornaments of all kinds in the same metal. Sir Francis Chantrey once declared that this could never be the case, as no casting could ever equal the sculptor's chisel. The enter- prise of the English ironmasters has com- pletely falsified this assertion, as has been abundantly demonstrated, and while as yet this art, in its highest branches, ma
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 642 GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. them. Even Chatsworth, Windsor, and Trentham are deficient in this respect, while Clumber affords us the only excep- tion. Cast-iron vases are now brought to great perfection, as well as ornaments of all kinds in the same metal. Sir Francis Chantrey once declared that this could never be the case, as no casting could ever equal the sculptor's chisel. The enter- prise of the English ironmasters has com- pletely falsified this assertion, as has been abundantly demonstrated, and while as yet this art, in its highest branches, may be said to be only in its infancy. We have specimens without number of cast-iron vases copied from the most elaborate and chaste sculptural works of antiquity, and of themselves as great a triumph in their respective department of the arts as that of the finest chiselled marble in the world. Vases of cast-iron are now becoming common, and copies of the ce- lebrated old as well as modern designs can be had little infe- rior in form, execution, and beauty of out- line, to the ori- ginals. They are to be had painted in imi- tation of mar- ble or bronze ; and, if care be taken to paint them regularly with thin coats of anti-corro- sion paint, the beauty and sharpness of the outline will last for ages; but, if neglect- ed, rust will destroy this; and if careless- ly painted, the same effect will be pro- duced. Painting, however, is a dangerous process, unless carefully executed; and, of all imitations, bronze is the In regard to size, great attention ought to be paid to proportion vases, as well as all other sculptural objects, to the size of the garden they are to be placed in. If the garden exceeds one acre, such vases should not be less than 6 feet in height, measuring from the ground ; and in gar- dens of greater extent, they should be even larger, and elevated upon propor- tionable pedestals. For gardens of one quarter of an acre the dimensions may be reduced to 2 feet
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