Underwood, Loring · Boston, Little Brown, and company · leaf 56
he rounded surfaces of thesewere roughly flattened by the use of anadze, and the roof was made water-tightby covering them with tarred felt paper.Over this was painted a thick coating ofcoal tar, and while it was still soft brownpine needles were stuck on to the depth ofabout two inches, thus… … Summer-house of Colonial Design THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES At each post are planted vines andclimbers, and around the house is a two-foot border planted with lilies and ferns.This border is raised some six inches abovethe natural le\el of the ground in orderthat plenty of nourishment may be…
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