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 OHNA.VEXTAL GARDEN STRUCTURES. 1748 1749 985 Figs. 1750, 1751, 1752, and 1753 are panels for parapets composed entirely of thick old rope, twisted into patterns, and secured at the laps with copper wire or strong twine. Covered with a thick coating of paint, panels of this sort will last probably for centuries ; care being taken always to preserve the coating of paint entire, and free from cracks. The top rail and the plinth may be of artificial stone, also well painted ; and there should be standards at regular distances for supporting the rail. These standards may either be of stone or iron, according as they are intended to be covered or concealed. 1756 1757 Figs. 1754, 1755, 1756, and 1757 are parapets in the Swiss style, cut out of flat boarding. The enriched work is sawn out of thin boards, and nailed on blocks, so as to project a little from the face of the rest of the work. 1966. The Mural Ornaments for Terraces, Parapets, and other Walls ahout a Villa, arc chiefly vases ; but there are also other ornaments and finishings, such as statues, globular, oval, square, triangular, or pentagonal forms, hewn in stone, "or moulded in clay or other materials and burnt. These are supported on necks or bases, displaying architectural forms ; and appearing as finishings to piers, pillars, pilasters, and other component parts of walls and parapets. The most favourable opportunities and legitimate sources for these and such like ornaments are, the piers, lintels, or archways over doors, or other openings filled in with open work. This department in general may be considered as beyond the reach of rules, unless particular cases were given; and, therefore, the Architect must be left to his own application of general principles, and to his sense of beauty, in this description of scenery. Sect. VIII. Of ornamental Garden Strvctures. 1967. The architectvral Ornaments for Gardens include prospect towers, seats of various kinds, bridges, artificial cascades, fountains, artificial ruins, rockwork, statues, arns, sundials, grottoes, root-houses and other rustic works, trelliswork, sepulchral structures, &c. 1968. Prospect Towers are very desirable edifices in every country seat, and even in the grounds of suburban villas. Their use is to show a stranger the beauties of the sur- rounding scenery, and to admit of the occupant of the villa inspecting the appearance of his neighbourhood, at diflTerent seasons of the year, &c. The architectural style may in general be that of the house ; but it may also, in many cases, be different ; and, iii all small villas, the prospect tower should never indicate a great outlay of expense. In hilly countries, a judiciously contrived artificial ruin will often have a good effect when so applied ; it being understood, that the intention is less to deceive, than to create a useful and picturesque object. It is almost imnecessary to observe that prospect towers should have staircases of easy ascent, and shoidd contain a dry airy room at top, furnished with seats and a good telescope. The roof should be flat, in order that it may be used as a terrace; in towers in the Italian stylo, this terrace will, of course, have a covering open on the sides, in the style of the campaniles, figs. 1694 and 1695. 5 7.