26 The Young Gardener . 
think after making it the others will all come 
easy. 
The first thing, then, is to plant four, or six 
stout corner-posts — according to the most wished- 
for shape. Young Larch-trees do best, and they 
may keep their bark on. 
Now and then there happen to be four trees 
growing in proper places, such as we can use ; 
then the only thing would be to cut the tops and 
branches off; but this, I think, seldom happens 
except in desert islands ! 
Having got, then, four stout larch-posts, about 
one-third taller than we wish to make our ceiling, 
the next thing we have to do will be to sharpen 
the points that they may go into the ground, and 
to dip the ends into pitch that they may not decay. 
These posts then have to be driven into the 
ground very firmly indeed, and we must always 
mind that the distances are equal, and that our 
walls stand straight. The next thing should be 
to get some more larch-posts, split in two, and to 
nail them firmly, or let them into notches, from 
side-post to side-post. 
Supposing it to be a six-sided bower, and that 
you do not wish to have it rain-proof, you will 
next fasten crossbars from one side-post to the 
