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supports square-mesh trellis, which now can so easily be 

 obtained, and a covered-in breakfast or tea-arbour is the 

 result. How refreshing little meals will be, served upon 

 a wooden table in this quiet retreat ! The birds soon get 

 to know our hours for meals, and stout red-breasted Mr. 

 Robin will try to hunt away all others who intrude ! Such 

 a cool, peaceful resting-place should be near the house, so 

 that, if possible, the windows on the ground-floor look 

 into it. We have then the happiness of watching from 

 our rooms, upon a wet day, some of the life of the garden. 

 By life here is meant not the two-footed 

 gardener's work alone, but the world of 

 animals ; because birds, bees, frogs, tor- 

 toises, all are brought near to us, and 

 the true Nature-lover cares for all. He 

 knows that to have all helps to coun- 

 teract any violent damage done by one 

 race, and if birds are tiresome pecking 

 at the young peas, still, without them we should be over- 

 run with aphis. 



If this extra outdoor room be adjacent to the house 

 a portion of the trellis roof can be fixed to the walls. 



The Italians, who are somewhat casual and untidy 

 in such work, make a hole in the wall, and fix the hori- 

 zontal beam in it ; but this is apt to let water into rooms. 

 Therefore, a supporting thickness of wood nailed to the 

 wall is preferable, whereon the roof-beams of the shadow 

 garden can rest. 



This same idea is to be found where a long pergola 

 walk is wanted, parallel and close to a kitchen garden or 

 other wall. It will be seen in the sketch that it is thus 

 an economy of wood, for only half the number of stout 

 uprights are required, the wall upon one side taking their 

 place and lending the necessary support (Fig. 59). 



Needless to say, the best lessons upon pergola-building, 



