STATUARY, TREILLAGE AND GARDEN FURNITURE. 



Trellis. Mr. Belcher, in a most able paper read before the Royal Institute of British 



Architects made some remarks concerning it which apply so aptly to our present subject 

 that I have ventured to quote him at some length. He said : ' Wherever wood 

 " construction has been in vogue, varied 

 " treatment of ' post-and-rail ' and 'lattice 

 '' work ' has been in use all the world 

 " over. India and Burmah, China and 

 " Japan, each has its characteristic treat - 

 " ment worked out with wonderful 

 " elaboration and finish. The familiar 

 " Cairo lattice work is another variety 

 " of the same thing in the East, while 

 " every European country on which the 

 " sun shines, has its own method of afford- 



FIG. 215. 



" ing shade and shelter by trellis-work. It is the ease and facility with which daring 



" experiments can be made which render it valuable. It can be altered and shifted at 



' pleasure until the desired effect is obtained in a way solid and valuable material 



" prohibits " 



' In the art of laying out a garden, as in architectural designs, there is a certain 

 " seductive mystery gained by partly concealing and judiciously screening some parts 



" from immediate view. By this means 

 " the imagination is tempted to conjecture 

 " the presence of hidden delights beyond, 



FIG. 2l6. 



" and interest is quickened in expectation of some further enchantment." 



" Besides the fact that divisions of some kind are necessary for such surprises to the 

 " casual visitor, they have always the additional and permanent advantage of affording 



" seclusion, quiet and comfort, 

 flowers 

 retreat, 



' The very flowers and shrubs 

 " enjoy the retreat, for in the 

 " shelter they luxuriate, and their 

 --o" " sweet fragrance is not dispersed 

 " by rude winds. Tall hedges of 

 " yew, laurel, or holly form sub- 

 " stantial divisions, but years must 

 " elapse before such hedges can be 

 " effective. And here the common 

 " or garden trellis will prove the temporary substitute. Against it the hedge can be 

 "planted, protected and trained. On the wood trellis roses, clematis, jessamine and 



FIG. 217. 



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