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The English, and many people of continental Europe, 

 make their gardens absolutely private by means of walls 

 eight or ten feet high. In a crowded city it is perhaps 

 desirable to make the residence as private as possible, but 

 aside from this, such walls afford a good protection for all 

 plants grown in the 

 garden. Neither is 

 it disagreeable to 

 see a rich and lux- 



FIG. 81.— RUSTIC FENCn. 



unant vegetation 



bearing clusters of r ~ 



leaves and flowers 



over a garden wall 



across the sidewalk. If the grounds are large and the wall 



can be hidden by means of plantations, at least on the 



inside, without hiding all external views, low stone or 



brick walls may l>e used to advantage in windy and exposed 



positions and where some protection is necessary. 



