HOUSE AND G4RDEN 
A Y 
1912 
in the scheme. It is like jumping a lot of 
mental hurdles — only instead of rising up 
they go from side to side, and one must 
jump sidewise — which is dizzy work. 
This same shiftiness is present in the 
light and shade. The two sets of arches 
offer partial shade; the open center, foun¬ 
tain and basin of water — presumably there 
is water in the basin — give the fullest 
light; and the greenhouse beyond again 
gives the same. Two such areas of high 
light are contrary to every principle of 
composition. What is the remedy in this 
particular instance? Let us see. It is in 
either the elimination entirely of the wis¬ 
taria arches, thus throwing greenhouse 
and basin all into one large expanse of un¬ 
broken high light; or it is in the removal 
of the greenhouse and the extension of 
the wistaria arches back until the shadow 
of the background planting is reached. 
In other words, the two sets of arches — 
the rose arches in the foreground and the 
wistaria arches beyond — should lead either 
from well planted shade into the bright 
light and open space of the center, or from 
an open brightness at the outer margin 
into an arbor or bower at the center more 
deeply shaded than they themselves are. 
If they cannot do this, it is no place for 
them; certainly it is no place for the far¬ 
ther set under the present arrangement, 
anyway. 
Arches through a symmetrical garden 
are almost never a success unless they do 
lead into a central arbor or summer house, 
and even then the arrangement is doubt¬ 
ful. But if a central arbor is desired, floral 
arches should by all means furnish the 
approach to it. Such a treatment of a 
garden has the disadvantage of cutting it 
into two or four parts, however, and un¬ 
less the area is very large indeed, almost 
any other plan is preferable. 
But spanning a long and grassy walk 
in any part of the grounds, a succession of 
floral arches is good, providing the space 
through which they lead offers a distinctly 
different aspect from the spaces which 
they connect. This is really the one thing 
that always matters vitally. 
Arbors, which are sets of arches fast¬ 
ened together with crosspieces, are, of 
course, only a step further than sets of 
detached floral arches; and they are gov¬ 
erned by exactly the same considerations, 
as far as their place in a garden design is 
concerned. They are, of course, invalu¬ 
able as screens, or as an enclosure for any 
area which requires such treatment, es¬ 
pecially when their connecting strips are 
carried all the way to the ground on 
either side, as in the very delightful and 
graceful structure shown at the top of 
I'age 21. Here is as great perfection in 
garden design as there is imperfection in 
the garden showing the greenhouse, and 
a comparison of the two pictures will de¬ 
velop the merits of one and the demerits 
of the other amazingly. The long walk 
stretching away in the former is charm¬ 
ing to look at, and inviting to travel, with 
its hint of leading to something at the 
far end; but the walk under the wistaria 
U-BAR GREENHOUSES 
PIERSON U-BAR CO 
ONE MADISON AVE.. NEW YORK. 
CANADIAN OFFICE. lO PHILLIPS PLACE. MONTREAl 
No reason why it shouldn’t be — absolutely no reason if you see to it 
that the house is constructed U-Bar way. 
Of course you will at once say that we say that sinipB'' because we have 
U-Bar greenhouses to sell. Admitted that has something to do with it. 
Still, on the other hand, if our houses were not better than other houses 
—better for growing purposes, better to look at, better all around — then 
such claims would promptly get us into trouble instead of yearly add¬ 
ing to our credit a long list of prominent people as customers, both 
in the United States and Canada. 
When this concern is about to make a purchase of anything of particular 
importance we first find out who of importance is using that thing — and why. To a 
large extent we are then influenced by these facts in giving that thing careful buying 
consideration. 
We have a notion greenhouses are bought much the same way. So to be of assistance 
in such an investigation, we have recently published a little booklet called “Reasons.” 
In it you will find a list of the people who have U-Bar houses, and also a brief de¬ 
scription of the houses. You probably know a good many of these people. We want 
to send you this booklet. Along with it will be mailed a catalog and a short piece of the 
U-Bar itself. If you would rather see one of us, glad to make an appointment with 
you at once. 
In writing to advertisers frlease mention House and Garden. 
