The Summer-House 



The mere mention of the summer-house brings 

 to mind a vision of damp boards, earwigs, 

 spiders and mildew : a picture, I confess, that is 

 not a pleasant complement to the flower garden. 

 But there is no reason why the summer-house 

 should be damp, or too utterly given over to 

 insect life. 



Personally, J prefer a little of the latter. I 

 do not " creep " at a spider, and though I regard 

 the earwig as an enemy to my Dahlias, I 

 consider him a true gentleman with bis glossy 

 brown coat and business-like pincers, which 

 are as harmless as they look vicious. 



How then can the summer-house be made 

 a comfortable, useful and ornamental retreat 

 amidst our flowers } 



First of all it must be weather-proof, and 

 constructed of materials which will ensure 

 durability Then it must be unpretentious in 

 design and free from trumpery embellishments. 



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