THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



be made up of a series of cubical sections 

 that will give a pleasing shape to the 

 whole. If the structure is to span a grass 

 walk, it is important that the vines should 

 not grow so closely together as to make a 

 dense shade ; therefore the rafters should 

 not be closer together than four feet. 

 Even if it is desired to have the per- 

 gola densely covered with greenery there 

 is really no necessity for closer spacing. 

 The climbers may be trained on wires. 

 Too many rafters make a cumbersome 

 and top-heavy effect that reminds one of 

 a section of an elevated railway, and this 

 will be all the more apparent if the pergola 

 is over eight or nine feet tall. 



A most dignified and effective pergola 

 can be made of wooden columns of classic 

 design, but they should be the "lock-joint" 

 pattern, or have a central hole bored the 

 length of the column and the outside 

 thoroughly painted with three or four 

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