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In the present connection it need only be 

 added that the workman you may employ to 

 build it, whether he be a mechanic, or your 

 good self, should not be permitted to de- 

 corate it with the so-called " rustic " woodwork, 

 virgin cork, or any other similar make-believe 

 abominations. 



There is no better way of embellishing your 

 summer-house than that of allowing some pretty 

 creeper to make it its trusted support. 



It should be noted how the summer-house in 

 Example i is placed so as to mask the unfor- 

 tunate slant in the fence on the west side. 



Of other structures I would admit such use- 

 ful adjuncts as arches, pergolas, seats, and even 

 a sun dial, but I must rigidly exclude decrepit 

 statuary, windmills, flagstafifs, and the like. 



Vases of terra-cotta, china and cast-iron must 

 be used with discretion, as they are generally 

 out of scale in a small garden — better a good 

 oak tub, if there be need for anything of the 

 kind. 



In a very small garden, like that illustrated 

 in Example 6, a tub in the centre of the grass 



