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intended to have a delicate coloring of green that 

 would only enhance the color of the background. 



Right combinations are very important in this 

 line of work. It would be foolish to use wood- 

 work combined with heavy stone or iron. It is 

 sometimes in better form to have wide slabs of 

 granite or cement defining several layers of brick. 

 The height and width naturally depend upon what 

 it intends to imply. 



Low piers of masonry capped with a pointed ef- 

 fect should stand by themselves without any plant- 

 ing, as the latter often disfigures architectural ef- 

 fects. It is not always necessary that this feature 

 of the exterior should be conspicuous, more par- 

 ticularly if the posts are constructed of wood. 

 Treat them to a light creosote stain, thus giving a 

 picturesque background for the overlapping vines. 

 Sometimes combinations work out well in produc- 

 ing artistic results. With a rough stone pillar, it 

 is sometimes in good taste to introduce gateways 

 of oak, which while effective under certain condi- 

 tions, are very bad under others. These are much 

 more attractive the second year, when they have 

 weathered to a picturesque pearly gray. This color 

 harmonizes delightfully, not only with the walls but 



