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ornament, and consists merely of a number of battens of 

 suitable length, overlapping a framework of uprights and 

 rails. However, this is one of the best fences which can 

 be used, as the colour of the weathered oak forms an 

 excellent contrast to any climbers which may be attached 

 to it, and, so far as wood goes, it is durability itself. 

 Slightly more ornate is the same fence, with stout posts 

 with slightly decorated heads, placed at intervals. Another 

 good form consists of a close fencing of battens at the 

 bottom, terminated by an open lattice at such a height as 

 may be desired. Where the fence is merely required to 





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serve a temporary purpose until a hedge has grown, a 

 combination of oak and wire would prove effective. 

 Posts placed at intervals, with a top rail of oak and three 

 or four lines of strained wire beneath, would answer, and 

 it might be removed when the hedge had grown suffi- 

 ciently. Every one knows the charming rustic fences 

 of peeled larch arranged in lattice-work, which look so 

 well half-covered with roses in small cottage gardens. 

 They can be made by any carpenter, and in informal 

 parts look very well, but are of course useless in villa or 

 suburban gardens. A variation of the rustic lattice is 



