EMBELLISHMENTS. 



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[Fig. T8.1 



openings between being filled in with branches (about 

 three inches in diameter) of different trees — the more 

 irregular the better, so that the perpendicular surface of 

 the exterior and interior is kept nearly equal. In lieu of 

 thatch, the roof may be first tightly boarded, and then a 

 covering of bark or the slabs of trees with the bark on, 

 overlaid and nailed on. The figure represents the struc- 

 ture as formed round a tree. . For the sake of variety this 

 might be omitted, the roof formed of an open lattice work 

 of branches like the sides, and the whole covered by a 

 grape, bignonia, or some other vine or creeper of luxuriant 

 growth. The seats are in the interior. 



Figure 79 represents a covered seat of another kind. 

 The central structure, which is circular, is 

 intended for a collection of minerals, shells, 

 or any other curious objects for which an 

 amateur might have a penchant. Geo- 

 logical or mineralogic'al specimens of the 

 adjacent neighborhood, would be very proper for such a 

 cabinet. The seat surrounds it on the outside, over which 

 is a thatched roof or veranda, supported on rustic pillars 

 formed of the trunks of saplings, with the bark attached. 



[Fig. T9.] 



