. The book of the garden. Gardening. MOSSHOUSES, &o. 711 brella when opened. The roof, for this reason, is light, and covered externally with heath, and internally with moss, tak- ing care that the ribs are fully shown, and they themselves also covered with moss, or with the bark of some smooth-barked tree. The seat is in the usual rustic style. Such resting-places may also be built in the longitudinal form, with a pavilion or hipped roof thatched with heath, which is by far the best, as it is also the most durable, of all coverings. The sides all round are divided into panels, the up- rig
. The book of the garden. Gardening. MOSSHOUSES, &o. 711 brella when opened. The roof, for this reason, is light, and covered externally with heath, and internally with moss, tak- ing care that the ribs are fully shown, and they themselves also covered with moss, or with the bark of some smooth-barked tree. The seat is in the usual rustic style. Such resting-places may also be built in the longitudinal form, with a pavilion or hipped roof thatched with heath, which is by far the best, as it is also the most durable, of all coverings. The sides all round are divided into panels, the up- rights or supports forming the principals, and the diagonal pieces the subordinate ones. The spaces between, being filled up with larch or oak pieces of half the diameter of the uprights and diagonals, will show the same pattern on both sides. Resting-places of this description are very easy of construction. Fig. 994 shows the elevation of a very elaborate moss-house in the grounds at Dalkeith Palace. It is now thatched Fig. with straw, but was formerly with heath. The roof projects 4 feet over the walls, forming a piazza or colonnade round the four sides, and is supported in front with oak rustic columns, and curvilinear brackets between. The floor is laid in manner of a brick floor along the front and ends. Fig. 995 is an elevation of the front wall under the colonnade, showing the 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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