THE PERGOLA AND ARCH
THE SUNLIGHT SIFTS THROUGH THE SHELTERING VINES OF THE PERGOLA
CHAPTER II
THE PERGOLA AND ARCH
"I have made me a garden and orchard, and have planted trees and all kinds of fruit." Thus spake the wise Solomon who in all his glory found time to enjoy his flowers. Nowadays, blossoming plants are intermixed with marble fragments, and the garden contains many interesting features that were then unknown. Sir William Temple, on his return from a visit to Holland, where he went for garden study, tells us that he found that four things were absolutely necessary in order to complete a perfect garden. "Flowers, Fruit, Shade, and Water."