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And one class of plants, the Gourd tribe, can be used in many beautiful ways, for covering any unsightly bank or mound, or to make a temporary screen, or to train over the roofs of low sheds. These plants may be either the Vegetable Marrows, or any of the many ornamented Gourds, great or small. Gertrude Jekyll, Home and garden sheds Collecting pods is a year-round pastime. It almost becomes a game to be on the lookout for new pods . . .

The rattle is composed of keratin, the same istance that forms human hair and nails, the thers of birds, and the horns of cattle. Young tlesnakes are born with a thin, rounded termi-; on the tail, but this first rattle is lost when little snake sheds its skin. Subsequently each dding adds a new rattle. When young, a ke sheds three or more times a year; when lit, once or twice a year. Successive rattle ments are loosely interlocked with their predecessors by means of grooves and constrictions. The tail vibration causes impacts between adjacent segments, resulting in the characteristic hissing sound.

The inclusion of an arresting object within a small garden sheds is an excellent way of detracting the eye from adjacent buildings and into the garden sheds itself. The focal point in this garden sheds is an ornate wrought-iron seat, which leads the eye down the garden sheds. The rather austere rectangular lawn is surrounded by a mass of pretty, shrubby little plants, which together help to soften the overall look of the garden sheds.