THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



end of five or six years because of the 

 rotten condition of the wood. Arbors of 

 the trellis or lattice type may be made in 

 various designs, and one may take more 

 liberty with their form of construction 

 than with the pergola. However, the 

 simple domed or arched form will be in 

 better taste than any departure to fantas- 

 tic ornamentation. 



One form of arbor is so simple as to 

 be nothing more than a single arch or a 

 series of arches spanning a pathway, arch 

 arbors, or bowers, as they are frequently 

 called. They may be made of wood 

 or iron ; the latter material is, of course, 

 more durable, but its appearance is not 

 pleasing until enveloped in greenery. One 

 should guard against the use of most of 

 the ready-made work of this nature. It 

 is generally so small and flimsy of con- 

 struction as to give nothing but a light 

 and temporary appearance to a garden. 

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