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THE PLAN OF THE PLACE 



of the group margins is astonishingly large, and 

 along all these margins flowers may be planted, if 

 desired . 



If there is only six feet between a school -house 

 and the fence, there is still room for a border of 

 shrubs. This border should be between the walk 



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176. Suggestion for a school-ground upon a four corners. 



and the fence, on the very boundary, not be- 

 tween the walk and the building, for in the latter 

 case the planting divides the premises and weakens 

 the effect. A space two feet wide will allow of 

 an irregular wall of bushes; and if the area is 

 one hundred feet long, thirty to fifty kinds of 

 shrubs and flowers can be grown to perfection, 



