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©rives anc- Walks. 



ter, the main path should always be broader than the by- 

 paths. The manner in which one road joins another is also 

 illustrated in these plans. Intervening lawns must not be 

 too narrow, and two paths should never be laid on parallel 

 lines close together. In large parks, a walk or promenade 

 may run alongside of a drive, as they are intended for 

 different uses, and may in that case be separated by narrow 

 strips of lawn, with here and there a tree or shrub. 





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FIG. 37.— WALK LAID TO THE TOP OF A HILL. HOW TO AVOID STEEP GRADES. 



As soon as a plan has been accepted, and before any 

 other work is done, the drives and walks should be staked 

 out according to the plan, and if the surface is to be raised 

 or sunk, this must be indicated by means of pegs placed in 

 the middle at a suitable distance. If the road is to be con- 

 siderably lower than the surface of the soil, as in Fig. 38, 

 holes must be dug, in which the pegs are driven, and the 



