. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . le, in point of depth, the building is often so near thesurface of the ground as to require additional covering, and athatched roof becomes important to the preservation of the ice,as the sun will otherwise penetrate and melt it;—in such cases,a free current of air should be permitted to take place betweenthe crown
. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. . le, in point of depth, the building is often so near thesurface of the ground as to require additional covering, and athatched roof becomes important to the preservation of the ice,as the sun will otherwise penetrate and melt it;—in such cases,a free current of air should be permitted to take place betweenthe crown of the well and the roof, so that the temperatureshould be moderated. The plan of this building is square: space thus remains appli-cable to a tool house for the gardener; and on the oppositeside, a garden seat might be formed, which, if so placed as tocommand a prospect, would make a pleasant retreat, and anarbour in which ices and other refreshments might be taken. Reed thatching is the proper covering for this building; thepillars which support it should be the unbarked wood of foresttrees, and the arches and railing composed of its branches;creepers and other plants might be trained about it in greatluxuriance, so as to render it an ornamental object in a TREES AND PLANTS. 81 TREES AND PLANTS. The nature of the soil being ascertained, and due considerationbestowed on the character of the surrounding scenery, bothhaving great claim on the attention of the landscape improver,the choice of forest trees will not be difficult; but as amplespace must be allotted for the trees and shrubs more imme-diately ornamental, it will be proper to mark their respectivesites on the general plan—to do which they may be consideredin the following order, after having appropriated the spaces forthe buildings, lawns, pastures, water, roads and walks:— Forest Trees, for the leading features and characteristics of the place. Low-growths, to plant with them, for the purposes of
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