STATUARY, TREILLAGE AND GARDEN FURNITURE. 



Illustration No. 417 shows the exterior of an aviary which, though not designed by 

 the Author, forms a very welcome adjunct to one of his garden schemes. It is remarka- 

 ble that such features are not more common than they are, as they not only add variety 

 to the other charms on the garden, but allow of effective decorative treatment. 



Although very few domains possess a sheet of water large enough for boating, this 

 chapter would hardly be complete without some reference to boathouses and water 

 pavilions, for there are many lake-side and river gardens which will require these adjuncts. 



Boathouses will vary very much in design and accommodation, according to circum- 

 stances, from a simple shelter to accommodate a rowing boat, a couple of canoes, or a 

 Thames punt (111. No. 235), up to the more pretentious erection required for use with 



Boat- 

 houses. 





FIG. 233. 



FIG. 234. 



the sailing boats used on the English Lakes, which will have to be provided with wet 

 and dry docks. In any case where the erection is large enough to give the necessary 

 base-line for a properly proportioned building of two storeys, a tea-room partly built 

 into the roof in a quaint manner and with a broad outlook over the sheet of water, 

 cannot fail to be a much-appreciated feature. In the Winter, too, when not required 

 for its more legitimate purpose, it may be used for storing and redecorating the boats, 

 and, for this reason, should be provided with a fireplace, if possible in an old-fashioned 

 deep ingle. In other cases, the room over the boat shelter may be arranged as a 

 dressing-room, with a staircase giving convenient access to the water near the entrance to 

 the wet dock, so that it may be entered by bathers without encountering a cold wind. 



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