NOTHING perhaps adds more to thorough enjoy- 

 ment of a garden than plenty of arbours in varying 

 aspects, beneath which the garden-lover can rest 

 in complete enjoyment of sweet scents and lovely flower 

 colours that surround him. It is necessary to know a 

 garden well before advice can be proffered as to the best 

 places to select for garden seats. There are many points to 

 be considered : whether shadow or sunlight is most wanted, 

 if it is only with a view to guiding the eye along an 

 important vista and having an architectural object or a 

 meaning at the end of it ; whether the resting-place is to 

 be in absolute quiet and seclusion, where a busy man or 

 woman can carry on work in peace and quiet, or if it is 

 required for many friends to have the enjoyment of 

 animated talk and laughter. 



For real comfort, perhaps, nothing is more luxurious 

 than a chaise-lounge with plenty of soft cushions ; a 

 table by its side, upon which is an ample supply of books, 

 from the latest yellow paper-covered French novel to the 

 best garden book, full of possible creations ; and a large 

 spreading oak-tree above. No greater happiness is 

 possible on a still, warm summer day, with the cooing of 

 wood-pigeons in the woods near by, the splash of a 

 fountain in the distance, and the delightful prospect of a 

 friend who will come later, when the " long unhampered 



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