GATES AND FENCES FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



originality in the shape given to the heads of the 



posts. In a similar fence shown in the view in 



gardens at Wraysbury near Staines (No. 55), 



the posts stand up about two feet six inches above 



the top rail, in the form of sugar-loaf finials which 



form supports for climbing roses. In this case, FIG . 54 . 



as part of the fence is curved, the wires are 



omitted and the top rail consists of a plain round galvanized bar. Another simple wooden 



fence, consisting of a post with a cut and shaped head and a handrail placed angle-wise, 



is shown in No. 56. This form is particularly useful in the wild garden or at the side 



FIG. 55. ROSE FESTOONS AT THE GRANGE, WRAYSBURY. 



of a woodland path where the ground slopes away rapidly so as to render it dangerous. 

 There are many positions where a solid fence or wall would be inappropriate, as 

 when a rounded mound, forming the middle distance of an extensive view from the 

 residence, is the limit of the property. In such a case one of these simple arrangements 

 of post and rail, or post, rail and wire, would be most useful. 



Peeled larch Another form of wooden fence, which, however, is more suitable for use in connection 



fencing. with cottages or lodges than in the garden proper or the home park, may be made 



from peeled larch unwrought, with strong posts, top and bottom rail filled in with a 



lattice made from the same material split down the centre of each piece arid the flat 



surfaces placed together as in No. 57. 



Oak A similar fence is often made from the smaller limbs of oak trees known as oak 



cord-wood. cord-wood, but, as these consist almost entirely of sap-wood, they will only last a very 



short time, and even pieces four inches thick will rot through at the ground level in 



the course of a year or two. The writer has met with many cases where this material 



