. European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects .. . European and Japanese Gardens STONES. No. I, termed Guardian Stone, is a high one and isplaced in an upright position. It is situated in the center of thegarden, and is called the dedication stone. No. 2, forminga balance with No. i, is placed on the opposite side ofthe cascade. No. 3, large and flat, is termed WorshippingStone. It is placed generally in the foreground, or, some-times, on the center of an island, or even on an open space,accessible by stepping-stones. In the illustration it is repre-s
. European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects .. . European and Japanese Gardens STONES. No. I, termed Guardian Stone, is a high one and isplaced in an upright position. It is situated in the center of thegarden, and is called the dedication stone. No. 2, forminga balance with No. i, is placed on the opposite side ofthe cascade. No. 3, large and flat, is termed WorshippingStone. It is placed generally in the foreground, or, some-times, on the center of an island, or even on an open space,accessible by stepping-stones. In the illustration it is repre-sented as located on an island. The combination of No. iand No. 3 can never be omitted from a garden. No. 4, termed Perfect-View Stone, is placed in the near foreground. Itis equally good to have it on a side of the garden, if by the latterposition it maintains a due prominence. Often two or more flatstones are used. No. 5, situated on the other side of the gar-den, and just in front of No. 4, should be so placed as to be in. STONE LANTERNS 137 Japanese Landscape Gardening
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