from stiff white writing paper. Cut [Fig. 375], for the first flight of steps; make them exactly according to the dimensions or sizes of the different parts given. You will find that the stairs themselves C, C ([Fig. 375]) must be four and one-eighth inches long and an inch and one-eighth wide. The height of the side of the stairs D, D ([Fig. 375]) is three inches. The length of the bottom of the side of the stairs D, E ([Fig. 375]) is four inches. The top of the side of the stairs D, F ([Fig. 375]) is one inch, and the width of the back, one and one-eighth inch; this should be the same width as the stairs C, C ([Fig. 375]) because it is intended to fit on and over the flap H that turns down from the top landing and is the same width as the stairs C, C ([Fig. 375]).
The height of the back is three inches. The
Top Landing of the Stairs
(L, [Fig. 375]) is one inch by five-eighths of an inch. Cut all of the heavy lines of the stairs and bend backward all of the dotted lines except that along the flap G at the bottom of the side which must be bent forward that it may lie flat on the ground. Open out the stairs flat and with pen and ink draw straight lines from side to side of C C; the lines will serve for steps. In like manner make lines on each of the three other flights of steps. Bend down the two flaps H and J on the top landing ([Fig. 375]), then the line F E along one edge of the steps; turn outward the flap G, bend down the line F L at the head of the stairs, which will bring the flap J under the top of the side D F. Turn back the line D D that the back may cover the flap H. Crease down the flap K tight and flat; let its top M extend around and lie flat against the under side corner N of the flap H, and your flight of stairs will be able to stand alone ([Fig. 376]).
Making Our Hanging Garden.
Gum the Extension
of the top landing securely along the front edge of the extreme left-hand corner of the first story of your Gardens and fasten the flap G to the ground. Make three more flights of stairs in the same way, only let the second flight run in the opposite direction from the first, as shown in [Fig. 377]. To do this, simply bend the dotted lines forward instead of backward, except the lower flap at bottom of the side, which should be bent backward; this method of folding turns the stairs around, bringing the under side of the paper topmost after the stairs are bent into shape. Let the second flight of stairs measure in length from C to C ([Fig. 375]) three and one-half inches, in width seven-eighths of an inch, height from D to D two and one-half inches, length D E three and one-eighth inches, length of top of side D F three-quarters of an inch, height of back two and one-half inches, width of back seven-eighths of an inch; top landing, three-quarters of an inch by three-eighths of an inch.
Fasten the
Second Flight of Stairs