. The book of the garden. Gardening. Fig, 993? is supported upon larch or oak posts, without plinth or pediment. The roof is simply thatched with heath or reeds, and the whole exterior nearly covered with creeping roses, clematis, &c. The whole of the inside is covered with moss of the commoner kinds. The floor may be clay or dark-coloured concrete. Fig. 993 is supposed to be built round a living tree, or one whose top has been cut off on pur- pose. The in- terior struc- ture of the roof is secured to the stem by having curvi- linear ribs ra- diating from it, and prop- ping up the rafters
. The book of the garden. Gardening. Fig, 993? is supported upon larch or oak posts, without plinth or pediment. The roof is simply thatched with heath or reeds, and the whole exterior nearly covered with creeping roses, clematis, &c. The whole of the inside is covered with moss of the commoner kinds. The floor may be clay or dark-coloured concrete. Fig. 993 is supposed to be built round a living tree, or one whose top has been cut off on pur- pose. The in- terior struc- ture of the roof is secured to the stem by having curvi- linear ribs ra- diating from it, and prop- ping up the rafters near their middle, much in the way of an um-. 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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