50 How to Lay Out 



CHAPTER VI. 



And some praise must IN- allowed by the most 

 scrupulous observrr to him who does best 

 what multitudes are contending to do well. 



S. JnHNSMX. 



ANCY free the dreamer thinks of arbors, -eats and 

 cool retreats, yet to build and make real in line< of 

 beauty Is no dream. An arbor in the ground- may 

 form a vista point in the landscape, lie the e\<-u-e 

 for ending a walk or the means of commanding a line view that 

 otherwise would not be seen from the house. If near the hou-e, 

 it should be designed to l>e in keeping with the architecture of 

 the building. If at some distance away from the hou-e -pnire 

 poles, cedar slabs, or roots make good work. It is usually 

 better to have a floor rai-ed .-it least one step from the Around. 

 It is a good plan l>efore building to ob-erve structures that. 

 have lx*en built by others ami note if they are inharmonious 

 with the house and grounds. Then avoid these in building on 

 the home grounds. The more dignified name for an arbor is a 

 pergola (the name is wrongly u-ed, useful to inclo-e a l;i\vn. 

 a flower garden, or help hide some objectionable feature in 

 the neighborhood. It should look when built a- if it belonged 

 to the place and not appear as if dropped by a passing wind 

 without relation to the house or lawn. See Plans V, and VIII 

 and Plate XIX. 



(ira|N> or flowering vines can be grown over it making on hot 

 summer days a pleasant retreat from the heat of the h<>u-e. 

 See Plates VIII, IX and XXI. 



A seat to end a walk or command a view is better built on 

 plain and unobtrusive lines. If bui't more on the .-tyle of an 

 old fash oned Ix-nch or form, it wil be less conspicuous than 

 the many commercial designs offered for sale. 



