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nuisance, and more often than not is in the 

 way. On the other hand, shelving, which may 

 take the form of wide inside window-sills, 

 is useful. 



In the matter of design the plain rectangular 

 pattern with double-pitched roof, shown in 

 the first example, Fig. 69, has much to 

 commend it, and is simple to construct. 

 Other patterns may be made to suit special 

 circumstances. I shall now describe a few 

 examples of summer houses suitable for small 

 gardens, giving rough outline specifications 

 to enable the gardener to understand their 

 details. 



I . Rectangularsummer house measuring eight 

 feet by five feet, and six feet to eaves. Portable. 

 Erected on loose bricks laid on gravel. Frame 

 of three-inch deal quartering, mortised and 

 pinned. Floor of one-inch floor-boarding laid 

 on sills attached to uprights, with joints trans- 

 versely of the length of the house. Sides of 

 cleft oak fence pales secured with galvanized 

 nails. Door and window-sills of oak. Win- 

 dow bars of one-inch square oak rod. Roof 

 of sawn oak weather-boarding. Finials of 

 oak. This and other houses may be lined with 



