272 On Constructing Piers and Copings qfGarden Walls. 



Brackets of seasoned oak or pitch pine (a) are built into 

 the wall at eighteen inches apart from each other ; on these 

 are nailed laths (bb), to which slates are fastened ; in 

 front of the brackets, under the slates, are facia boards (cc.) 

 to give a neat finish to the work, and the water which runs 

 from the slates is carried off by a small copper gutter 

 (xx), to prevent the fruit at the lower part of the wall from 

 being splashed. The foundation of the wall is a brick 



