MOSSHOUSES, &o. 



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brella when opened. The roof, for this 

 reason, is light, and covered externally 

 with heath, and internally with moss, tak- 

 ing care that the ribs are fully shown, and 

 they themselves also covered with moss, 

 or with the bark of some smooth-barked 

 tree. The seat is in the usual rustic style. 



Such resting-places may also be built 

 in the longitudinal form, with a pavilion 

 or hipped roof thatched with heath, which 

 is by far the best, as it is also the most 

 durable, of all coverings. The sides all 



round are divided into panels, the up- 

 rights or supports forming the principals, 

 and the diagonal pieces the subordinate 

 ones. The spaces between, being filled 

 up with larch or oak pieces of half the 

 diameter of the uprights and diagonals, 

 will show the same pattern on both 

 sides. Resting-places of this description 

 are very easy of construction. 



Fig. 994 shows the elevation of a very 

 elaborate moss-house in the grounds at 

 Dalkeith Palace. It is now thatched 



Fig. 994. 



with straw, but was formerly with heath. 

 The roof projects 4 feet over the walls, 

 forming a piazza or colonnade round the 

 four sides, and is supported in front 

 with oak rustic columns, and curvilinear 



brackets between. The floor is laid in 

 manner of a brick floor along the front 

 and ends. 



Fig. 995 is an elevation of the front 

 wall under the colonnade, showing the 



Fig. 995. 



