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from a row of columns to piers which are extensions of the wall, 

 and which leave pleasing window-like openings in the upper part 

 of the wall. One of the unexpected sources of success in this per- 

 gola is the planting space at the foot of the wall; with no room 

 left in which to plant a friendly vine the arbor would be without 

 half its charm. 



Another good combination of wall and pergola is the pergola 

 gate in the rose garden on the Walton estate at St. Davids. Ma- 

 terials, as well as good design, are responsible for much of its 

 interest; the round columns of stone roughly plastered have a 

 pleasant, careless charm which is increased by the use of broken 

 flag walks. 



Of all the means whereby walls may be made interesting, prob- 

 ably the most etfective is the 

 wall fountain. There is some- 

 thing very enticing about the 

 smallest drip of water with 

 green shiny leaves around it, 

 and the simplest device in the 

 way of a dolphin's head that 

 spurts its little stream into a 

 shell, catches and holds our 

 interest above anv other fea- 

 ture in the garden. 



A plain wall fountain com- 

 bined with a pool is that on the 

 Rogers' place at Tuxedo. The 



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 J. C. Kraus, Slonei-L'orkcr 



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