94 



The Moss House and Ling House are of a ruder character. The former 

 may be circular, with three open entrances; the other parts may lie walled 

 with bricks, and the inside must be lined with rude boards ; and, about two 

 feet above the seat, short, crooked oak sticks, about an inch thick, may be 

 nailed on in different sized irregular figures. These, and the rest of the back, 

 may be lined in patches or masses of one colour, with various kinds of mosses 

 blending naturally with each other. The roof may be slated and covered with 

 ling, projecting nine inches or a foot over the erection. The inside of the 

 roof should be lined with moss, either of one colour or of different shades, 

 (that is, each division between the spars to possess one kind, or shade). The 

 entrances should be formed by four rude trunks of trees, five to six feet long 

 above ground, and from nine to fifteen inches in diameter, with low arches 

 springing from their tops. The seats may be covered with platted silk, ling, 

 or Egyptian matting. The front of the seats may be finished with a bordering 

 of stick-work, four or five inches broad, and the seats themselves should be 

 supported by trunks of trees. 



The Ling House may also be round or an octagonal oblong, formed of 

 six or eight trunks of trees sunk into the ground, or let into large stones. 

 The spaces between them may be filled up with slips of wood, so as to allow the 

 whole to be thickly covered, inside and out, with ling, leaving an entrance and 

 two open irregular-formed windows. The top must be covered with slates, 

 and ling over them, projecting nine inches or a foot over the whole building. 



The trellis and wire seats (which ought to be of the most pleasing 

 designs,) are suitable for the flower garden : rude seats should not be intro- 

 duced into any of the dress ground. Perhaps the grotto would not be out of 

 character placed in a massive shrubbery. The moss and ling huts will be 

 best placed in wooded or rural scenery. 



The Aviary. — An aviary is a proper object to be introduced into the 

 pleasure ground. It should be an elegant structure, affording proper com- 

 partments for the different families of birds ; and while there should be 

 plenty of light, there should also be shady places for their retreat in hot 

 weather. The aviary should be placed in some part of the dress ground, 

 where the shrubbery will afford concealment for a small shed, in which to 

 place a boiler and fire-place for warming the aviary with hot water. The 

 portion of pleasure ground selected for the aviary should be planted with 

 ornamental trees and shrubs, blended with lawn of sufficient extent to afford 



