THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



and its appearance leads one to suppose 

 that it must have been suggested by the 

 pergola. It is a type of arbor that is 

 admirably suited to our needs, for it is a 

 shelter from the sun when its roof is clothed 

 in greenery, but is so open that it allows a 

 breeze, no matter how light, to pass through 

 the framework of columns or piers and 

 rafters of which it is composed. Surely it 

 is an ingenious device for adding comfort 

 to a garden, and is as capable of showing 

 architectural beauty as a summer-house or 

 pergola. 



In Elizabethan days arbors were often 

 called " green galleries " or " pleached al- 

 leys " ; these terms being applied to a series 

 of arches upon which trees were trained, 

 until finally the entire pathway became as 

 a living tunnel, so sturdy as to need no sup- 

 port This is a type .of arbor rarely seen, 

 and the fact is to be regretted, because 

 nothing could be more striking and pictur- 

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