PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



spaces. In the open court is a collection of wonder- 

 ful Italian marbles, with long table and benches elab- 

 orately carved, while in the centre is the typical Ital- 

 ian well, surrounded with blooming plants and a 

 rockery covered with bloom and bright-leaved 

 trailers. 



The broad pergolas that are well paved as well 

 as quaintly roofed, that provide resting places as 

 well as shady walks, are the structures that are com- 

 ing into prominent use in this form of garden decora- 

 tion; whether they are the elaborate double type, 

 enclosing a picturesque court, or simply the usual 

 form of paved walk and vine-covered roof. 



The difference between a pergola and an arbor 

 lies chiefly in the fact that the arbor invariably has 

 horizontal slats, nailed at regular intervals along 

 its sides, from post to post ; while the pergola does 

 not require slats to support vines but has the spaces 

 left open between the posts. A single vine, climbing 

 up each post, confines its shade to the roof of the 

 structure. The handy man of the home need not fear 

 to attempt the construction of an attractive pergola, 

 even though his ambitions, heretofore, may not have 

 soared higher than a simple form of arbor. There 

 are no great structural difficulties to contend with 

 when one is blessed with a good sense of proportion 

 and a natural aptitude for keeping various details 

 harmonious. 



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