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Chairs can be used for this same purpose, in fact, 

 they are very good as they provide a variation of 

 the general theme. They are particularly advis- 

 able if it is a backyard garden where a settle might 

 prove too overpowering. Like the garden seat, 

 they can be made of wood. Cedar and locust are 

 preferable if you wish pretty rustic effects. Cyp- 

 ress also is lasting, and if you prefer to give it a 

 coat of paint, it will do service for many years. 



For rustic chairs or seats, there is another idea 

 for shelter that is practical. It is to roof it over 

 and shingle the board. It has advantages over 

 anything else in that it affords protection from the 

 summer sun and acts as a windbreak on cold days, 

 besides doing away with the dropping of insects 

 from the leafy tangle of an arbor. No matter how 

 charming a garden may be in its floral arrange- 

 ment, it requires additions and accessories to dis- 

 play to the best advantage its worth. Just as a 

 house is cozy or barren according to the style of 

 furniture employed, so a garden is beautiful in 

 proportion to the type of ornaments used. 



Probably the coming into style of the formal 

 Italian type of garden has done much to develop 

 this feature. Until late years, scant heed was paid 



