EMBELLISHMENTS. 
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[Fig. 78.] 
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 mineralogical 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. 79.] 
