CHAPTER XLIX 
THE SUNKEN GARDEN 
EXTENDING directly west from the porch for — 
150 feet is an open pergola, of simple construc- — 
tion, but fast gaining beauty from the rapid — 
growth of climbers which Polly and Johnson — 
have planted. It is floored with brick for the — 
protection of dainty feet, and near the western — 
end cluster rustic benches, chairs, tables, and ~ 
such things as women and gardeners love. Fac- — 
ing the west 50 feet of this pergola is Polly’s — 
sunken flower garden, which is her special — 
pride. It extends south 100 feet, and is built in — 
the side of the hill so that its eastern wall just 1 
shows a coping above the close-cropped lawn. — 
Of course the western wall is much higher, as the — 
lawn slopes sharply ; but it was filled in so as to © 
make this wall-enclosed garden quite level. The — 
walls which rise above the flower beds 4% feet, : 
are beginning to look decorated, thanks to creep- 
ing vines and other things which a cunning 
gardener and Polly know. Flowers of all sorts — 
—annuals, biennials (triennials, perhaps), and a 
perennials — cover the beds, which are laid out q 
in strange, irregular fashion, far indeed from my — 
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