PKACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



of water. An under roof, or special chinking, is re- 

 quired for the water-tight finish. 



Objections are sometimes made to this popular 

 rustic slab finish, the most common fault found be- 

 ing that the bark will eventually crack and dry an 

 the slabs and become unsightly. But it must be 

 kept in mind that the slabs will continue decorative 

 even after this occurs. So long as the bark remains 

 intact, the log-cabin effect will be charming. After 

 it begins to crack and peel to such an extent that it 

 becomes objectionable it can readily be stripped off, 

 and the slabs beneath will be found to produce the 

 same rustic effect and will become " weathered " to 

 a soft gray. In order further to preserve them, the 

 slabs may be painted in dull green or brown, with- 

 out destroying the rustic effect. 



The spring-house design is another device for 

 utilizing the base of the windmill. With a great 

 square room of rough stone-work, the thick walls 

 pierced with a doorway on one side, and a window 

 in the opposite wall, the enclosure presents a staunch, 

 old-time, spring-house suggestion that is not only 

 pleasing but useful. A flight of stairs on the out- 

 side leads to an upper floor of roomy construction, 

 well lighted by windows. Above this second-story 

 room, the tall windmill has its heavy supports en- 

 closed with neat weather-boarding throughout its 



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