The Gardener’s monthly and horticultural advertiser . tfS well illustrates the points we noted at our commence-ment. In other situations, such simple structures wouldbe out of character and highly objectionable. AVherea spot is frequently visited, and by a number ofpeople, great strength of structure and boldness ofdesign is required to give tone and character to rusticbuildings. In this point, the buildings in the CentralPark, Xew York, struck us, at the time of our visit rig. last year, as being happy cffccls of a very tastefulgenius. Fig. 1 was then completed, and we have since hadit an
The Gardener’s monthly and horticultural advertiser . tfS well illustrates the points we noted at our commence-ment. In other situations, such simple structures wouldbe out of character and highly objectionable. AVherea spot is frequently visited, and by a number ofpeople, great strength of structure and boldness ofdesign is required to give tone and character to rusticbuildings. In this point, the buildings in the CentralPark, Xew York, struck us, at the time of our visit rig. last year, as being happy cffccls of a very tastefulgenius. Fig. 1 was then completed, and we have since hadit and the other pretty one (Fig. 2) sketched expresslyto accompany these remarks. They are constructedof red cedar, and put together in the strongest andmost substantial manner. The greatest objection to rustic work is the rapiditywith which it decays in our country; as, unless thebark is left on, much of its rural effect is lost Forourselves, we would sacrifice a little to permanency,and in the parts of such structures most importantand liable to decay, would strip off the bark, and, byemploying various shades of brown, and a man withsome little genius for the job, paint the whole to asnearly as possible represent the natural appearanceof the various woods employed. We have seen thisdone so effectually, that very few persons ever sus-pected the presence of paint, without a very closeinspection. sairf, the sound reached the ears of the reporters For instance, of the Emi
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