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structed by any experienced carpenter. The material is 

 white or red cedar in a natural state, which has been 

 stripped of bark to make it more durable. The columns 

 support a square roof thatched with shingles, and support- 

 ing a lantern in which bird's-nests are provided. The sides 

 are covered with honeysuckle, wistaria, and trumpet-flower, 

 while inside, seats are made all around. The little rocky 

 knoll, with its sparse and scattered vegetation, is in perfect 

 harmony with the building, and sets it off to advantage. 

 This is only a modest example of that class of structures. 



FIQ. 76. RUSTIC SHELTER; EFFICIENT WHEN COVERED WITH CREEPERS AND VINES. 



A bower may be made entirely by planting trees, hedge- 

 row fashion, in a circle, and allowing the tops to grow 

 together eight or ten feet above the ground. Beech and 

 hornbeam are excellent for this purpose, and will make a 

 close wall of greenery if properly treated. For the first 

 few years they should be cut like a hedge, but as soon as 

 the wall is perfectly close it may be allowed more freedom. 

 But when it is intended to make a bower of flowering vines, 

 such as the wistaria or trumpet-flower, a screen or trellis- 

 work must be made to support these rambling plants; the 



