INTRODUCTION 



scapes and various forms of Oriental gardens are in- 

 congruous with any Occidental house, they have been 

 introduced with pleasing results and have served as 

 attractive studies of garden composition when so 

 separated from the house by space and foliage that 

 the two are not visible at the same time. 



In the chapters where it has been necessary to 

 describe and illustrate various forms in brick, stone, 

 concrete, and rustic work, to show the distinctive 

 designs pertaining to each type of garden archi- 

 tecture, an attempt has been made to present a wide 

 range of choice to fit the requirements of every form 

 of garden. It has been taken for granted that no one 

 will make the mistake of assuming the responsibility 

 of mixing these various types in any one garden, no 

 matter how large and well screened. In treating of 

 pergolas and similar features of garden architecture 

 that have been extensively overdone in many locali- 

 ties, the caution has been especially emphatic against 

 using them where they do not belong, and only where 

 there is some reason for their existence. In portray- 

 ing good examples of cobble walls, various effects 

 in rough field stone, bark-covered logs, slab furnish- 

 ings, and similar forms of rusticity, it has been shown 

 that they are most attractive when used in the most 

 rugged surroundings. In dealing with quaint and 

 unusual types and fads in garden furnishings, an ef- 



