. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. GEOMETRICAL FLOWEE-TANK. CHAPTER VIII. FOUNTAINS, FISHPONDS, & OKNAMENTAL "WATERS. 218. " Fountains and Sculpture," saj^s Sir Uvedale Price, "are among the most refined of all garden ; When judiciously combined, the efi"ect is most brilliant. It has been objected that fountains are not natural objects ; but we have ah-eady seen that the garden is altogether a thing oJ art— ** That which increases every charm reveal'd Is that the
. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. GEOMETRICAL FLOWEE-TANK. CHAPTER VIII. FOUNTAINS, FISHPONDS, & OKNAMENTAL "WATERS. 218. " Fountains and Sculpture," saj^s Sir Uvedale Price, "are among the most refined of all garden ; When judiciously combined, the efi"ect is most brilliant. It has been objected that fountains are not natural objects ; but we have ah-eady seen that the garden is altogether a thing oJ art— ** That which increases every charm reveal'd Is that the art which wrought it lies conceal'; And the fountain diflFers in no respect from other garden accessaries. But it is only in the long days of summer that fountains add a charm to the scene {Xi our variable climate. It is not, therefore, very surprising that the efforts to establish fountains have not been fortunate either in our gardens or public places. Besides, they are very costly luxuries. A day of the water-works at Versailles, when in full operation, involves a cost of some hundreds of pounds ; and the water to supply the fountains at the Crystal Palace is pumped up by steam-power to the summit of the two lofty towers, whence it descends, producing for a short time a very magnificent display. But it will be easily understood that this is produced at a very considerable cost, and could. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877; Shaw, Henry ; from the library of and initials?. London : S. O. Beeton
Size: 1700px × 1469px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorbeetonsamue, bookpublisherlondonsobeeton, bookyear1862
