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GARDEN FUENITUEE. 



give that portion the appearance of a corrugated roof. The 

 floors of both should be pitched with different colored pebbles 

 set in concrete or cement, and disposed in a tessellated manner." 



In almost all sections of our country excellent material for 

 rustic work is easily procured, though we may not be able to 

 find the hazel rods recommended. Our cedars, oaks, and wild 

 grape vine, seem especially designed for this work. 



Fig. 3 represents a very pretty and simple form of rustic seat 

 that any person with a little time and skill can make. 



In grounds of small extent, bridges can very seldom be intro- 

 duced ; yet we have seen gardens of only a few acres, crossed 

 by a brook, where a rustic bridge would have been the most 

 appropriate and consequently the most beautiful ornament that 

 could be introduced. Nothing associates better with garden scenery than rustic 

 bridges. Mr. Loudov remarks, in Villa Architecture, " that bridges are among the 

 noblest structures which can be erected in pleasure grounds ; and, unlike rustic seats 

 and root-houses, they maintain this character even when constructed of materials of 

 temporary duration, from their obvious and unquestionable utility. A mere plank or 

 tree, when thrown across a stream, assumes a character of grandeur. It commands 

 respect, from its powers of effecting for man what he could not by any possibility 

 effect for himself." 



Fig. 4 is a very pretty bridge when 

 neatly executed. The bearers show a 

 slight curvature. The footway is cov- 

 ered with poles, laid across. The sup- 

 ports beneath are let into the abutments, 

 which are covered with rough stones and 

 wild plants ; and although they are 

 securely enough fastened to the bearers above, still they have the appearance of onlv 

 being tied to them by a grape vine. The same occurs in the hand-rail. The bent 

 pieces which fill the panels should each be in one piece if possible. 



Abutments to bridges, as shown in our figure, are not only of great importance to 

 the structure itself, but they show stability and an appearance of safety. "When 

 exposed to view, they are also quite in 

 keeping with this style ; because it 

 forms, as it were, the connecting link 

 between the architectural and pictur- 

 esque. 



Fig. 5. — Here the abutments are of 

 timber, and so selected as to have an 

 arm or bracket proceeding from them 



for the support of the footway. These arms will look best if of the natural growth of 

 the tree; otherwise they must be attached in the most natural manner possible. The 



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