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height, or simply construct a rustic fence and plant 

 the creepers near it and train them so that they will 

 make a wall of flowers and leaves. 



XVI 



Paths 



"There is no pleasanter path than that of grass, 

 and even the small garden ought to have a little 

 grass-walk between the flower borders and rose beds. 

 It adds immensely to the attractiveness of the gar- 

 den and none other is so pleasant to the tread. Con- 

 stant mowing and rolling are necessary and the 

 edges must be kept neat and trim ; for while a well- 

 kept grass-path is most attractive of all, its charm 

 is never fully realized unless it is carefully at- 

 tended to." * 



Gravel-paths must be frequently rolled and the 

 surface of the walk made a little higher in the center 

 than the sides with a curving outline, so that water 

 may drain away to the sides. 



The brick pathway is capable of much variety. 

 Bricks may be laid in many patterns; and the little 

 garden, if very small, may be entirely paved with 

 bricks, leaving the formal flower-beds only of earth. 

 A fountain or sun-dial looks well in the center. 



a H. H. Thomas. 



