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THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



The covered way may be a charming thing in a garden and 



make a home for climbers, as well as a shady way, and also form 



a valuable screen. Shade is more essential in 



The covered way. other countries than in ours, and the Italian 



covered way is often a very picturesque object. 



The best material to make the supports of is rough stone or brick. 



The Great Reed, Westwick House Gardens, Norfolk. 



On an enduring support like this the woodwork is more easily con- 

 structed afterwards. Simple rough stone posts may be had in certain 

 quarries in the north of England, in the lake country, but in the 

 absence of these it will be better to build columns of brick or stone 

 than to trust to any wood. In all open-air work the enduring way is 



