THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



with a wall and sometimes with a colon- 

 nade also. Here there was a small pool 

 of water, vases, tables and statuary, and 

 other ornaments to make the garden beau- 

 tiful. We cannot do better than copy their 

 old ideas, and though we may not care to 

 spend much time in our city yard-garden 

 because of its position at the rear of the 

 house, we can at least enjoy looking at 

 it, and if there is a fountain, listen with 

 pleasure to the splashing water. 



If these gardens are to be satisfying to 

 their owners, who for the most part are 

 away during the summer months, they 

 must be a combination of various archi- 

 tectural features and small trees and vines 

 that will look well in fall, winter and 

 spring. Flowers will be of little value, 

 except crocuses and other spring bulbs 

 that may be grown in those yards that 

 have much sunlight. 



The illustration of a " Beacon Street 

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