Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1918 — Italy Home of Pergola. [ARTICLE]

Italy Home of Pergola.

The idea of the pergola was bor» rowed from Italy, and many of the best planned pergolas follow an Italian model. They may be solidly built, with brick or stone pillars, either square or found, or sometimes with these alternating; in this case the flooring is generally of brick or random jointed stone work. These solid pillars form a good foundation for rambler roses of all kinds, or festoons of clematis, honeysfuckle and wistaria. Very generally, however, the. pergola is of lighter construction, and, in this case, larch poles are often used. Care should be taken to choose strong poles see that the prevailing slope of the cross bars Is up rather than down, as otherwise they sag in the center in an unsightly way. These pergolas are not such enduring possession as the more solid ones, but the cost is much smaller, and they soon become "beautiful, since most rambler roses are so free-growing as to bide the framework in a short .time. Much depends upon thd type of bouse and garden, the simpler pergolas being better suited to the cottage, while flagged walks, with piers of brick or stone, seem more in keeping with the larger and more stately dwellings.