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iVINDOW GARDENn\G. 
keeps its daily course. It is a decorative aitist of high ability; a compaiiiou 
a friend." 
Notwithstanding this poetic imagery, it must be admitted its pre &l nee, with 
Fig. 14.— An Ivied Staircase. 
its entwining, lu.xuriant foliage, gives a refreshing and pleasant looK to every 
apartment ; of uncounted worth is it in homes where garden facilities are few or 
none, and a sprig of preen is considered enual to the nobleman's wide, lural 
estate 
