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of these three gardens is open to the street, the lawn is 

 edged with a low stone euclosure surmounted with vases 

 for flowering plants on each side of the entrance. 



Fig. 22 shows one of the smallest of small gardens on a 



piece of land 25' by 1 50', 

 | a size common in many 



suburban towns. Here 



we have a small piece 



of ground set apart for 



vegetables and flowers 



in the backyard besides 



the workshop. A flower- 



border runs along the 



south side of the house, 



and the whole is enclosed 



by a hedge, the straight 



lines of which are re- 

 lieved by a few choice 



evergreen trees, and 



flowering shrubs. 



Fig. 23 represents a 



city garden 50 by 150 



feet. There is a stable 



behind, a drive entering 



the back-garden under 

 a porte-cochere, which shuts off the view from the street. 

 The terrace in front is surrnouuted by a low stone wall with 

 vases for flowering plants and vines. The lawn in front of 

 the terrace is quite level and open to the street, edged with 

 a stone euclosure similar to that on the terrace, with vases 



FIQ. 22.— SMALL 

 CITY GARDEN. 



FIQ. 23.— CITY GARDEN. 



