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THE PLAN OF THE PLACE 



laid in the area. The drive for grocers' wagon? 

 and coal is seen in the rear, ninety feet from 

 the house. From I to J is the weedland, sep- 

 arating the area from the neighbor's premises. 

 Near I is a clump of roses. At K is a large 

 bunch of golden-rods. H marks a clump of 

 yucca. G is a cabin, covered with vines on the 

 front, and shown in Figs. 143. 144. From G 



144. Rustic bark-covered cabin. 



to F is an irregular border, about six feet wide, 

 containing barberries, forsythias, wild elder, and 

 other bushes. D E is a screen of Russian mul- 

 berry, setting off the clothes yard from the front 

 lawn. Near the back porch, at the end of the 

 screen, is an arbor covered with wild grapes, 

 making a playhouse for the children. A clump 

 of lilacs stands at A. At B is a vine-covered 

 screen, serving as a hammock support. The 

 lawn made and the planting done, it was next 

 necessary to lay the walks. These are wholly 

 informal affairs, made by sinking a plank ten 

 inches wide into the ground to a level with the 



