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Posts and connecting rails would be in proportion 

 to their height and the amount of space they en- 

 closed. 



So much good carpentering goes into treillage 

 that it should not be completely smothered by 

 creepers. It is fairly opaque without any greenery, 

 and if such rampant growers as Dorothy Perkins 

 rose is wanted, a less elaborate structure would 

 serve as well. Twining plants, neatly trained 

 roses and fruit trees are most suitable. Many 

 of the finest French examples are quite bare, but 

 this seems a pity when a light climber would not 

 disguise the design. In the eighteenth century 

 when the art was at its zenith the treillageur 

 was expected to devise metal leaves with which to 

 decorate his work : an artificiality which was a 

 sure presage of a change in public taste. 



GARDEN FURNITURE 



ONE of the most terrible results of the desire to be 

 naturalistic in gardens was the introduction of 

 " rustic " work. Flowers have been drawn from 

 various countries, the paths are far removed from 

 mere foot-tracks, the grass is carefully tended, 

 and yet structures are introduced which are ab- 

 solutely uncouth or affectedly simple. The seat 

 or summer-house constructed of peeled and var- 

 nished branches is surely the climax of bad taste. 



