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The arbor or pergola may be planned so as to form one side 

 of the laundry or clothes drying yard, helping to make a very 

 desirable feature. See Plates XV and XVI. 



If a laundry yard fence is to be built it should be about 

 7 feet high, and designed architecturally correct. The posts 

 of such a fence may be either of red cedar, white cedar, chest- 

 nut, or locust, so that the chance of decay will be largely over- 

 come. Make the mesh of the lattice close enough to hide the 

 clothes from general view, and yet open enough to allow a 

 circulation of air to dry the clothes. The use of a laundry 

 yard should be encouraged as it is a great aid in keeping the 

 grounds neat and helps to form an artistic setting when vines 

 and shrubbery are well placed. A very practical advantage 

 from the housekeeper's standpoint is, that the clothes are 

 shielded from the gaze of outsiders, and the despoiling by dogs 

 or other animals. The clothes may also be laid on the grass 

 to bleach in perfect safety. Spruce poles set closely together 

 with the bark left on make a good fence. This kind of fence 

 will last for years and will avoid the necessity of painting. 



Fences may be needed along the street front for the pro- 

 tection of the grounds. A height of 3 feet to 3 feet 6 inches 

 will serve all the purposes required. It is better to substitute a 

 hedge or border of shrubs planted about a concealed wire fence, 

 thus wild animals are excluded and the grounds made more 

 attractive. A woven wire mesh fence on the side lines covered 

 with vines makes it an economical and good way to protect 

 the grounds from encroaching neighbors. See Plates XXIII 

 and XXIV. 



For more permanent effects build a wall. The foundation 

 of the wall should be laid deep enough to be below the work- 

 ing of frost and wide enough at the base to carry the wall built 

 above. A good safe rule to use in building bank walls is to 

 make the base one half the height in thickness. See Plates 

 XVIII and XXVI. 



Terrace and bank walls look better when built with a batter 



