VIII 



GARDEN FURNITURE AND 

 BUILDINGS 



Seats and Arbours 



THE garden seat might claim almost the sole 

 monopoly of the term garden furniture 

 were it not that many adornments, which exist 

 only for display, have become included within 

 the title. The seat, however, is the one piece of 

 inevitable furniture which is indispensable to any 

 and every garden ; and since it has to perform the 

 same function as its cousins in the hall and drawing- 

 room, and yet at the same time must be in tilrie 

 with the scheme of outdoor life, it will readily be 

 seen that its design merits some careful con- 

 sideration. 



Perhaps the most widespread mistake in regard 

 to garden seats is that they are made too light for 



