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Landscape Gardening 



conditions for renovation to at least neatness and some show 

 of quiet beauty. There are generally no boundary-stones 

 to mark each lot, and the best and simplest way to produce 

 beautiful results is to level down all mounds and projections 





Fig. 85. — Typical City Street without Trees. 

 (From the Tree-planting Association of New York City.) 



with sharp spades, fill up all depressions with good soil, and 

 make the surface a smooth and green lawn. After levelling 

 and smoothing up the surface a dressing of fine rich com- 

 post or fertilizer should be given and an abundance of fine 



