ILLUSTRATIONS 



A Summer-house enriched by Flowers and Foliage 



Frontispiece 

 A Successful Grouping of Summer-house, Table, and 



Garden Vases 3 



Bird House in a Garden, Concord, Massachusetts . . 5 



Garden Shelter as seen from a Pergola 7 



An Interesting Old Garden Wall 9 



A Rustic Summer-house built around a Tree .... 11 



Picket Fence enclosing an Old-fashioned Garden ... 13 



Stepping Stones and Steps of Logs 15 



Partially Covered Garden Walk in Belmont. Massachusetts 17 



Garden Shelter of Thatched Straw . ....... 19 



Wall enclosing Summer-house in the Corner of a Garden 21 



A Recessed Garden House , ' 23 



Garden Temple under a Pine Tree . . 25 



A Stone Gazebo 27 



A Simple Garden House against a Wall , 29 



A Garden and Summer-house on a Hillside ..,".. 31 



Summer-house with a Thatched Roof of Pine Needles . 33 



Summer-house of Colonial Design 35 



Summer-house of Terra-cotta, Concrete and Wood . . 37 



Summer-house at the End of a Garden Wall .... 39 



A Typical Italian Pergola . . . 41 



Colonial Arbor in a Salem Garden . , 43 



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