. The book of the garden. Gardening. forms as represented at fig. 691; and these, set upon each other upon a plain Fig. above the ground-level, to render the floors dry and add height to the elevation. A rustic or other simple para- pet should be carried all round, leaving sufficient breadth for a walk and a narrow flower border round the house. References to the ground-plan fig. 697 :—a en- trance ; b bedroom; c kit- chen; d back kitchen and wash-house ; e parlour ; / sitting-room; g closet; h water - closet; i dust - hole ; k wood and coal house; I passage. Fig. 698 is in the cottage s
. The book of the garden. Gardening. forms as represented at fig. 691; and these, set upon each other upon a plain Fig. above the ground-level, to render the floors dry and add height to the elevation. A rustic or other simple para- pet should be carried all round, leaving sufficient breadth for a walk and a narrow flower border round the house. References to the ground-plan fig. 697 :—a en- trance ; b bedroom; c kit- chen; d back kitchen and wash-house ; e parlour ; / sitting-room; g closet; h water - closet; i dust - hole ; k wood and coal house; I passage. Fig. 698 is in the cottage style, and contains, fig. 699— a entrance ; b sitting-room; c parlour; d kitchen; e larder or pantry; /store-closet, fitted up with shelving, &c.; g fuel-house; h back entrance to kitchen; i water-closet, with four bedrooms over, and sundry closets. The roof is to be covered with ornamental tiles, the walls trellised with wire 6 inches Fig. Fig. 694. Fig. 695. tile base, and coped with the same, will produce parapets similar to figs. 692 to 695. They should be jointed with cement, and the whole washed over a good stone colour. The house represented by fig. 696 stands on a platform elevated three feet from the walls, and covered with creepers. The whole to be enclosed by a rustic fence 3 feet high, with a walk and flower borders. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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