An Arbor Veranda

To build a substantial roof with a veranda round the whole cottage, or round three sides of it, would be too expensive an outlay for most occupants of such a dwelling. This arbor, which is barely the skeleton of such a veranda - being, in fact, only an arbor with rather better posts than usual, would cost but little, and would not only be productive of much beauty, but a good deal of profit. We suppose it to be covered with those two best and hardiest of our native grapes - the Isabella and Catawba - the most luxuriant growers in all soils - affording the finest shade, and, in the middle and western States, giving large and regular crops of excellent fruit.