jGARDEN FEATURES 



require the exercise of but little imagination to 

 enable one to see what a charming feature of the 

 home such a structure will be when vines have 

 been trained over it. There are many homes 

 that would be wonderfully unproved by the addi- 

 tion of something of this kind, with very little 

 trouble and expense. It is to be hoped that many 

 a housewife can prevail on the " men-folks " to 

 interest themselves on pergola-building on a 

 small scale, as indicated in the illustration, for 

 practical as well as ornamental reasons. Any- 

 thing that wUl take the occupants of the dwelling 

 out of doors is to be encouraged. Especially 

 would the women of the household enjoy a vine- 

 shaded addition of this kind, during the intervals 

 of leisure that come during the day, and the head 

 of the family would find it an ideal place in 

 which to smoke his evening pipe. In several re- 

 spects it can be made much more satisfactory 

 than a veranda. It can be made larger — roomier, 

 and there will be more of an out-door atmosphere 

 about it because of its airiness, and the play of 

 light and shade through the vines that clamber 

 overhead. Pergolas of elaborate design need not 

 be described here, as they properly belong to 

 homes not made attractive by the individual 

 efforts of the home owner. They are better 



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