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HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC. 



Fig 



by Tronclion^ of the Avenue cVEylaU;, wlio has a large collection 



of such articles. His modification 

 of the elastic chair is certainly 

 stronger than that of Can-e, bntfor 

 durability and general good quali- 

 ties the chairs made in imitation of 

 split cane work are the best of all. 



I'ig. 313 shows a combination 

 of moYeable seat and shallow 

 bower^ with a box at the back for 

 planting climbing plants where- 

 with to cover the trellis work. The 

 best plan would be to train some 

 graceful and rapid growing annual 

 Seat with box for climbing plants, ^.^^eping plant on this. So shaded 



and decorated^it mightprove very acceptable in some positions. 



The next illustration shows a form of seat seen at the Paris 

 Exhibition of 1867. It consists of a not uncommon form of 

 garden seat with a tent-like shade supported as shown in 

 Fig. 314. This shade can be rolled up in a moment by means 



Fig. 314. 



Seat with Tent-like Shade. 



of the chain at the ends^ and let down with equal facility. 

 This seat would seem to be a want out of doors in summer^ 

 and also in conservatories and like structures in winter and 

 spring ; that is^ where people sit and read in them. There is a 

 modification of it in which the back of the seat is reversible. 



