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formed of rough poles and posts, are much more pictu- 
resque and suitable for wilder portions of the scenery. 
The temple and the pavilion are highly 
| finished forms of covered seats, which are 
T occasionally introduced in splendid places, 
[Tig. 75.1 w here classic architecture prevails. There is 
a circular pavilion of this kind at the termination of one 
of the walks at Mr. Langdon’s residence, Hyde Park. 
Pig. 75. 
We consider rustic seats and structures as likely to be 
much preferred in the villa and cottage residences of the 
country. They have the merit of being tasteful and pic- 
turesque in their appearance, and are easily constructed 
by the amateur, at comparatively little or no expense. 
There is scarcely a prettier or more 
pleasant object for the termination of a 
[Fig. 76 .] long walk in the pleasure-grounds or park, 
than a neatly thatched structure of rustic work, with its 
seat for repose, and a view of the landscape beyond. On 
finding such an object, we are never tempted to think that 
there has been a lavish expenditure to serve a trifling 
purpose, but are gratified to see the exercise of taste and 
ingenuity, which completely answers the end in view. 
Figure 76 is an example of a simple rustic 
seat formed of the crooked and curved branches 
of the oak, elm, or any other of our forest trees 
[Fig. <7.] pvg 77 is a seat of the same character, made 
at the foot of a tree, whose overhanging branches afford a 
fine shade. 
Figure 78 is a covered seat or rustic arbor, with a 
thatched roof of straw. Twelve posts are set securely in 
the ground, which make the frame of this structure, the 
