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assumes under the action of the weather is the 

 best possible background for your flowers. 



The weather-cock is not a necessity, but is 

 a pleasing finish, and is readily constructed of 

 sheet zinc. It looks well gilded. 



The timber for such a summer-house would 

 cost about £2, and its construction should not 

 baffle an amateur who can use a few carpenter's 

 tools. 



The summer - house shown in Fig. 7 is 

 adapted to a corner where the angle is more 

 or less acute. Its construction would follow 

 the lines laid down for the first example, the 

 only difference being that of shape in ground 

 plan. 



In Fig. 8 is illustrated a larger house, with 

 a thatch roof, a feature which is always pictur- 

 esque, but, as it makes a heavy-looking roof, 

 I do not recommend it for the smaller houses. 



If thatching be adopted, it is best to secure 

 the services of a professional, the work de- 

 manding some amount of skill and knowledge. 



Another excellent roof is red tile, for which 

 the old-fashioned porous tiles should be ob- 



