THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



the surroundings may be obtained ; and if 

 it can have a wall or hedge or a group of 

 shrubbery for a background, it will be well 

 placed, and will offer an irresistible invita- 

 tion for one to rest and enjoy the beauty 

 that the garden offers. 



TABLES 



A table serves a most useful purpose in 

 a garden where one may spend some peace- 

 ful moments with a book, or work leisurely 

 among the flowers. There is often need of 

 a convenient place upon which to place 

 shears or other garden implements, or 

 bunches of flowers while one gathers more 

 or sits on a nearby bench to rest. 



There is no material quite so satisfactory 

 for an outdoor table as marble or stone. 

 Such a table has an air of stability, and can 

 be made a permanent feature of a garden, 

 the extreme changes in weather not caus- 

 ing decay, as is the case with wood and 

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