. The book of the garden. Gardening. the elegance of such fences depends on the correctness with which the joints are fitted together ; and to do this in the best manner, mitred joints only should be em- ployed. It is also of much importance, so far as appearance goes, that the bark of the wood be carefully preserved. No doubt rustic fences of peeled wood are Fig. 1009. Fig. represented by figs. 1009,1010,1011. They may be made portable, and moved about like hurdles, or be stationary and in conti- curing proper material; and this difficulty is increased as we depart from straight lines.
. The book of the garden. Gardening. the elegance of such fences depends on the correctness with which the joints are fitted together ; and to do this in the best manner, mitred joints only should be em- ployed. It is also of much importance, so far as appearance goes, that the bark of the wood be carefully preserved. No doubt rustic fences of peeled wood are Fig. 1009. Fig. represented by figs. 1009,1010,1011. They may be made portable, and moved about like hurdles, or be stationary and in conti- curing proper material; and this difficulty is increased as we depart from straight lines. When curved lines are used, then dependence must be placed on wood of a flexible nature, such as the willow, hazel, mountain or common ash, &c. Much of 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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