INDEX 



Pavilions appropriate for lake tea Stairways, circular flights, 322 



rooms, 66 



decorative accessories, 73 

 floating and stationary, 71 

 flower barge for, 69 

 gliding by cable, 67 

 rope ferry for, 69 

 thatched roof for, 70 

 Pergola court of Roman type, 265 

 Pergolas, how they differ from 



arbors, 266 



how to make concrete col- 

 umns, 269 



in harmony with home, 267 

 rafters and girders, 270 

 on rocky Maine coast, 268 

 Pleached alleys of Italian villas, 



132 



Pleaching, methods of, 133 

 Porch pergola, appropriate fur- 

 nishings, 275 

 evolution of, 272 

 terraced, 274 



Reservoirs, place for, 100 

 Retaining wall of bowlders, 52, 53 

 "Rose Valley Farm" pergolas, 



267 



water tower, 111 



Rotterdam treatment of water, 

 206 



Spring house built by owner, 198 



two-story types, 201,202 



treatment of interior, 200 



Stairways, advantages of winding 



stairs, 317 



charm of changing view- 

 points, 315 



for climbing steep grades, 321 



pyramidal stairs, 322 



of rustic logs, 320 



picturesque railings, 318 



sense of proportion and fit- 

 ness, 319 



steep flights objectionable, 

 317 



of stone, 320 



study of treads and risers, 318 



suitable steps and balustrades, 

 316 



through wall and terrace, 321 

 Streams, shallow dams for, 219 

 Street parking, 30 

 Swimming pools, construction and 

 cost of, 79-86 



best form for, 77 



inexpensive in garden, 75,76 



in conservatories, 74 



lining for, 77 



Tempietto for commanding posi- 

 tions, 293 

 Temples, care required in Betting 



up, 296 

 follow classic reproductions, 



295 



furnishing, 294 

 Grecian and Egyptian types, 



289 

 Tennis courts, best position for, 



245 



clay courts, 246, 247 

 decorative features, 240 

 "dirt" courts, 248 

 drainage devices, 245 

 the grassy court, 242 

 Tennis court "trenching," 243 



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