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Moss House in the Flower- Garden 



seats. The patterns in these panels are formed by round rods, 

 as above described, between which are introduced the following 

 kinds of moss : — «, i?ryum hornum ; b, Cenomyce rangiferina ; 

 c, Sphagnum acutifolium, pink var. ; d, Sphagnum obtusifolium ; 

 e, Dicranum glaucum if, Z?ryum cuspidatum ; g, f^ypnum squar- 

 rosum ; /z, Dicranum scoparinm. The same letters refer to the 

 ceiling of the portico. 



The following is the method in which the work is performed. 

 The first thing necessary, before commencing operations, is to 

 have an even close-boarded surface to work upon ; and upon 

 this ground draw whatever figures, forms, or devices you intend 

 to represent. The next thing is to get round rods, about half 

 an inch or five eighths of an inch in diameter, nearly of equal 

 size, and well seasoned. These rods are to be nailed on agree- 

 ably to the drawing, about an inch from centre to centre, this 



