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next but one, and so on, till all three are on ; and 
then do the same again, taking the posts that you 
missed the first time. Long tough willow-stems 
do the best for this ; and having fastened, or tied 
a few with good strong tarred twine, like the 
sailors use on board ship, you may weave in the 
rest. Tarred cord, I must remind you, is not to 
be much used ; it is useful in gardens because a 
ring of it round a tree keeps hares and insects 
away ; but in a flower-garden it should never be 
used where it can brush against people, as it 
stains their clothes. If you want, however, to 
preserve your string, and keep your house in 
repair, you will paint over the cord you use with a 
little dark green paint, when it is used low down. 
The roof then has to be all wattled over. You 
can fancy easily how to work the willows, or 
“ sallies/’ in and out, making a nice firm trellis. 
If you really are so ambitious as to wish the roof 
to be waterproof, you must make the said frame- 
work very close indeed, and then you can lay on 
it a quantity of green moss, with the green side 
downwards ; and then nail a piece of felt on, and 
cover that again with a fresh moss thatching, or 
even with one of straw. These roofs are very 
useful, but not half so pretty as a mere rustic 
