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Landscape Gardening 



conditions for renovation to at least neatness and some show 

 of quiet beauty. There are generally no boundary-stones 

 to mark each lot, and the best and simplest way to produce 

 beautiful results is to level down all mounds and projections 



FIG. 85. Typical City Street without Trees. 

 (From the Tree-planting Association of New York City.) 



with sharp spades, fill up all depressions with good soil, and 

 make the surface a smooth and green lawn. After levelling 

 and smoothing up the surface a dressing of fine rich com- 

 post or fertilizer should be given and an abundance of fine 



