THE CITY YARD 



angular corners marked B could be filled by tall 

 and bushy plants — nothing better for this than 

 stout old roses. The hindrances to the plan are 

 Mary Ann's feet, for she has so few other places 

 to plant them that flowers must serve; and again 

 we have been a wee bit sparing of grass, unless 

 the neighbors have a deal of it that is in view 

 from our own premises. Also, the divergent 

 walks seem indirect for direct and wakeful peo- 

 ple. The floriculture could, therefore, be re- 

 stricted to a circle in the middle of the diamond. 

 A combination of the last two plans can also be 

 expressed in this : 



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Fig. 13. — I, Flower-beds ; 2, statue or lantern. 



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