PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN AftCHlTECTUBE 



Seats, terraces, balustrades, retaining walls, per- 

 golas, vine draperies and various other architectural 

 embellishments will be found serviceable as well as 

 decorative features of the tennis court. A pleasing 

 location, well laid and thoroughly drained, and a 

 clearly marked surface for the players, while of the 

 greatest importance, do not end the possibilities of 

 the enthusiast who would make the tennis court a 

 decorative and altogether delightful gathering place 

 for various outdoor functions. Every requirement 

 of the game may readily be turned to good account 

 in ornamenting the grounds. The net instead of 

 being a mere back net of iron or wooden posts and 

 ordinary chicken-wire may be formed of lattice or 

 trellises, with masonry or decorative posts. The top 

 of the net, with its three-side enclosure, may be fin- 

 ished to good advantage with pergola roof. The wire 

 net will be just as effective in stopping the balls when 

 covered with vines as when left in crude bareness. 

 A slight terrace from one to two feet in height sur- 

 rounding three sides of the court will give a raised 

 space for garden seats, ornamental urns, Florentine 

 pottery, box and bay and other tub plants ; and the 

 concrete steps mounting the terrace will be improved 

 by a setting of dwarf evergreen trees and shrubbery. 



Brick pillars at the corners, a brick retaining wall 

 from three to four feet in height, surmounted by 



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