GARDEN FEATURES 



charming a feature, and our bridges must be 

 more ornamental in themselves than would be 

 necessary if there was water to add its attraction 

 to the spot. 



One of the most deh'ghtful svmmier-houses I 

 have ever seen was largely the result of an 

 accident. An old tree standing near a path 

 was broken down in a storm, some years 

 ago, and a portion of its trunk was made 

 use of as a support for one side of the roof. On 

 the opposite side, rustic arches were used. The 

 roof was shingled, and stained a dark green, thus 

 bringing it into color-harmony with its surround- 

 ings. Over the roof a Wistaria was trained, and 

 this has grown to such size that but few of the 

 shingles are to be seen through its branches. 

 About this spot the home-life of the family 

 centres from April to late October, " We would 

 miss it more than any part of the dwelling," its 

 owner and builder said to me, when I asked per- 

 mission to photograph it. I could readily under- 

 stand the regard of the family for so beautiful 

 a place, which, I have no doubt, cost less than 

 one of the great flower-beds that we see on the 

 grounds of wealthy people, and see without ad- 

 miring, so formal and artificial are they, and so 

 suggestive of professional work duplicated in 



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