THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



prepared for their lords when wounded in 

 the fray. 



The terrace, but a step or two below the 

 house, is an open space inviting one to out- 

 of-doors, commanding a view either across 

 the distant country, or of smooth lawns with 

 pond or stream beyond, or looking directly 

 down upon the formal flower garden, and is a 

 delightful adjunct to the modern country 

 houses, however modest, recently built in 

 the Northern and Middle States. The ad- 

 vantages of the terrace have become so con- 

 vincing that the piazza, formerly of almost 

 universal construction in the country, is 

 being gradually dispensed with. 



An objection sometimes made against the 

 terrace is its lack of protection from sun and 

 wind and weather. But awnings may be 

 readily and simply put up, and if the terrace 

 surrounds either two sides, or a portion of two 

 sides, of the house, there will always be some 

 place free from too strong sun or wind. For 

 pavement, brick, red tile, marble or flat field- 



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