WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A LATTICE 



To the amateur gardener, this retouching and modifying of 

 the house by a skilful use of latticework, is one of the most fas- 

 cinating uses of the art. In proportion to the expense and effort, 

 the results are so beautifully large, the improvement so definite, 

 it is like having an unbecoming gown altered by a clever modiste. 



Suppose the side wall of your rented house is blank and 

 barren, having in it but one window and that too narrow. 



Breaking the monotony of a blank wall by latticework 



In this case, if a simple "ladder" be set up on each side of the 

 window to a height level with the top of the window-frame, 

 a vine planted to climb the "ladder," the aspect of the win- 

 dow will be quite changed. And if the lattice be extended 

 and cover the wall to the height of the windows, the blank- 

 ness will be found to have completely disappeared, and the 

 house to have gained in breadth. 



If the door is uninteresting, or even ugly, give it a latticed 

 porch, or even a latticed arch over the door wide enough to 

 afford room for a seat or bench on each side and you have 

 a charming Colonial doorway. 



These are a few of the uses to which the lattice may be 



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