THE BACKYARD AS A SUMMER RETREAT. 



containing a seat, with pillows which 

 may be covered with water-proof cloth. 

 The assistance of a carpenter may possi- 

 bly be required to construct this feature, 

 but it is not complicated or expensive, 

 and will furnish a pleasant and delight- 

 ful nook for a siesta. 



Oftentimes want of 

 space prevents the 

 swinging of a hammock 

 in the yard. A plan is 

 shown in Fig. 12 19. 

 Have two brackets or 

 davits made of two-inch 

 gas pipe and bent at the 

 blacksmith's. At the 

 hanging ends hooks are 

 welded, to which hang 

 the hammock. The 

 pipes are fastened se- 

 curely to the fence by 

 bands of iron screwed 

 fast to the fence. Wires 

 may be strung overhead 

 upon which vines can be 

 trained. 



The back portion of 

 the yard, being the least 

 used and the most seen 

 from above, is the place 

 for whatever large beds 

 or shrubbery you wish 

 to use. 



By grading from large 

 plants to small even a 

 bed two feet in width 

 against the fence may 

 be made to present a 

 large surface of plants 

 Lind flowers, while here 

 .ind there, climbing 

 l.lants, running up on 

 Ntring trellises, may be 

 carried to the top, and 

 along it ; and if you will 

 select the plants so that you have early 

 and late flowers, you may by trimming 

 out dead foliage, keep your garden always 

 in bloom ; and don't forget the tall, 

 spear-like plants, such as Hollyhocks and 

 Sunflowers, and even the 



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