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as in Fig. 63, a space may be obtained in which to cover up 

 the stones if they are needed for no other purpose, when the 

 surface may be sloped off at line BB. 



In some cases, however, where the house is located on a 

 very steep slope and very near the street, a retaining-wall 

 becomes a necessity, under which condition the only way 

 that the unnaturalness of the surface can be hidden is by 

 covering the wall with climbing vines like the Japanese 

 woodbine (Ampelopsis Vietchii), Fig. 147, page 257, or by 



FIG. 63. Covering Bank Walls. 



planting a row or border of shrubs, like Japanese barberry, 

 or small evergreen trees in front of the wall. Evergreen 

 trees and shrubs succeed best on a cool northern exposure 

 unless too much exposed to cold winds. 



Deep ditches and basins that cannot be easily graded over 

 with material at hand often serve as a place for dumping 

 rocks and other materials that may be gathered about the 

 place or along the roadside, thus working great improve- 

 ment in two directions. The small stones also will serve as 

 the best kind of foundation for the walks and drives, while 

 the .firooH soil removed from the walk or road-bed will serve 



