SEATS AND ARBOURS 



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Fig. 38. — Circular Seat, Ascott House. 



will be felt. No one looks upon an unsheltered seat 

 as serviceable in all weathers, but as long as it is 

 built well and strongly framed it will serve its 

 purpose in the proper season. It is important, 

 however, that a good platform should be provided, 

 of paving preferably, to ensure a dry situation. 

 Seats require some attention, too, in keeping them 

 clean and in good condition, and unless they are of 

 oak or teak they should be painted every second 

 year. 



It is often possible to devise some shelter which 

 shall not rise to the rank of a garden house and 

 yet will not rob the seat of its own character. An 



