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end of a walk and to enable the spectator to sit and look out 

 through the trelHs-work at the country beyond. Notice- 

 able is a creeper, planted at the back and guided up to 

 extend its branches in a treillage vase which stands upon 

 the roof. The treillage globes upon either side are 

 ornaments that were usually introduced at that time. 



Another idea from Holland is for a circle where four 

 paths meet. Upon a raised bank, which has two tiers and 

 thus forms a seat with a back to it, is a very prim-looking 

 little clipped tree. This idea can be utilized in a much more 

 natural way by planting a tree upon a large raised mound 

 and allowing it artiple opportunity of extending its limbs 

 freely, thus casting plenty of shadow over the occupants of 

 the garden bench. 



Somewhat later than the treillage seats came the intro- 

 duction of more solid woodwork. Probably Georgian 

 taste introduced a heavier and more durable type of painted 

 woodwork. Thus unexpectedly in the stillness — perhaps 

 one might almost say the dulness — of some small, almost 

 disused " Residenz Garten" of a German town, we have 

 sometimes come upon a garden bench well worth copying, 

 lest it should never be seen again. I remember one the 

 back of which was formed by decorations which reminded 

 'of the Prince of Wales's feathers. Yet another, found in 

 the garden at Schleissheim, near Munich, although simple 

 in its general outline, betrayed unmistakable French 

 influence in the curves of legs and back and the slight 

 touch of what would be called " Early Chippendale " in 

 book-plates or mirrors. 



Perhaps the last pattern submitted may find most favour 

 in general, for it combines solidity with plain but not 

 unsightly lines, and further has the advantage of a smooth, 

 comfortable back. It should look well in most gardens, 

 for it is unpretentious and therefore suited to a small one, 

 and yet there is a quiet dignity about it which would 



