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grounds. The hurdles may be so lightly constructed 

 and yet strong, as to escape notice a short distance 

 away. Where there are groups of trees or shrubs within 

 the pastured plats, a line of hurdles may be used to en- 

 close them, for protection from the animals. Wire fences 

 can also be used for such purposes. 



A simple stone coping, as shown in figure 81, is perhaps 

 the best substitute for a street fence where the latter is 

 not desired. Such a coping scarcely interferes with the 

 garden effect, serves to mark the boundary and also 

 to turn off intruders, be they brutes or persons. A very 



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Fig. 82.— WALL OF STONE, Ain> BED AND YELLOW BRICK. 



neat street guard may be made by running a low open 

 iron fence along the top of a coping, like that illustrated 

 in figure 81, or on a low brick wall one to two feet high. 



In grounds it is sometimes desirable to separate the 

 kitchen-yard or garden, or the cow-yard from other 

 parts, by a close wall or fence ; or sometimes these are 

 needed for shutting out unpleasant views on rear streets. 

 Where a hedge for any reason is inappropriate, walls of 

 brick or stone, or of both, may be built, or if something 

 cheaper is preferred, a fence can be erected of boards, 

 either rough or planed. 



Figure 82 shows a wall of brick in two colors, and 

 stone, and figure 83 a tight board fence, made of boards 



