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Plate (i. lluuso l.vpl'^ aiul construction, a, House, made of pau a pique, or puddled earth spread over structure of poles 

 and sticks; rout is ot scipe, a coarse grass. 6, House of brick, held together with dried mud, with tile roof, c. Brick 

 house covered with reboque (a kind of plaster) and calcimined in pink, with white trininiing. d, Large farm dwelling, 

 known as "The Casa Grande"; walls are of laipa, or tamped earth, about 2 feet thick; roof is of tile, e. Three houses 

 with a common front and roof; windows and doors are of unpainted boards. /, Framework of a pau a pique house. 

 g, Covering framework of/ with puddled earth, h, Pau a pique wall after drying. 



