692 



GARDENESQUE STYLE OF FLOWER-GARDENS. 



ous lengths, of from 3 to 9 feet, and " so 

 light as to be removed with the greatest 

 „; n ease from one 



F «- 978 - part of the 



garden to an- 

 other ; and, 

 when not in 

 use, the back 

 folds over the 

 seat, keep- 

 ing it dry 

 and clean. 

 On each side 

 is a rest for 

 the arm, h, 

 which, when the back is shut down, 

 passes the end of the seat, as shown in 

 the sketch. At a is a small box, 6 

 inches wide, running the length of the 

 seat, and may be about 2 or 3 inches 

 deep. It is covered by the last rail 

 forming the back part of the seat. It 

 is loose, but kept in its place by a but- 

 ton, and is readily lifted up or down. 

 In this box a cloth may be kept, by 

 which the seat may at any time be wiped 

 down." 



The Norwegian portable seat, figs. 979, 

 980, is extremely useful. They are im- 

 ported annually in considerable numbers 

 by the Baltic ships to the port of Leith. 



Being portable and light, they are cap- 

 able of being carried from place to place, 



Fig 979. 



Fig. 980. 



even by ladies, who may wish to avoid 

 the sun or enjoy a fresh object or view; 

 and can also, for the same reason, be 

 packed by in winter when not required. 

 Fig. 979 shows the chair as it is used ; 

 fig. 980 in its compressed form. 



Chairs in the rustic style, but of cast- 

 iron, appear to be becoming very preva- 

 lent. They are painted so as to resemble 

 the unbarked branches of trees. What- 

 ever may be said of the correctness of this 

 taste, such chairs have durability in their 

 favour, which those made of the branches 

 of trees have not. 



