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rangiferina (or reindeer lichen), which grows in great abundance on Bagshot 

 Heatli. The ridge of the outer roof is about 4 ft. in length, with six hips 

 and 2)rojecting eaves; the plancier is of rough bark, and the fascia of pinaster 

 cones, within which is a gutter to carry the water to the back part of the 

 building. 



It may be remarked, that, had the whole structure been one foot higher, it 

 would have appeared to much greater advantage : the walls are barely 7 ft., 

 and they ought to have been nearly 8 ft. in height. 



Fig. 251. is an elevation of the moss-house, showing the situation of the 

 window, the seats, the outer cornice of pine cones, floor of the portico, &c., 

 mentioned above. 



Fig. 246. shows the ground plan of the moss-house and portico ; a a are 

 the seats. 



Fig. 247. is a section of the moss-house from front to back, showing the 

 interior and exterior roofs. 



Fig. 248. is a section of the moss-house from right to left, showing the seats, 

 and the inner and the outer roof, with gutters, &c. 



Fig. 249. is a sketch of one of the sides. In this figure, Jc shows the dis- 

 position of the rods 

 before the moss is 

 introduced between 

 them; ois Cenomyce 

 rangiferina ; p, //yp- 

 num Schreberi; g- is 

 Dicranum glaticum ; 

 r, ^ryum hornum ; 

 s, S phagnum acuti- 

 folium, pink var. ; t, 

 S, obtusifolium ; and 

 u, ^ryum cuspida- 

 tum. / is the rustic 

 skirting above the 

 seat ; m, the seat ; 

 and n, the rustic- 

 work under the seat. 



Fig. 250. is a plan 

 of the ceiling to the 

 portico, and of the 

 horizontal part of the 

 ceiling of the inte- 

 rior. In this figure, 

 c D and E are the 

 horizontal panels in 

 the ceiling of the in- 

 terior, over the seats. 

 The patterns in these 

 panels are formed by 

 round rods, as above described, between which are introduced the following 

 kinds of moss : — a, 5ryum hornum ; b, Cenomyce rangiferina ; c, .Sphagnum 

 acutifolium, pink var.; d, .Jphagnum obtusifolium ; e, Dicranum glaucum ; 



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