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VILLAGE LOT, ONE-THIRD OP AN ACRE, WITH OPEN LAWN, OVER- 

 LOOKING FINE SOUTHWEST VIEW 47 



CONTOUR MAP OF SAME VILLAGE LOT, ONE-THIRD OF AN ACRE . 48 

 EXAMPLE OF FORMAL GARDEN, WITH GRASS WALKS ... 59 

 CORNER OF A FORMAL FLOWER GARDEN ... 60 



SMALL FLOWER GARDEN, NEAR HOUSE, WITH STRAIGHT BEDS AND 



GRASS WALKS 63 



SMALL FLOWER GARDEN, REAR OF HOUSE, WITH ELLIPTICAL BEDS 

 ARRANGED WITH GRAVEL MAIN WALKS AND SUBSIDIARY 



GRASS WALKS 65 



FLOWER GARDEN WITH BORDERING BEDS, INTERIOR GRASS PLOT, 



AND SHADE TREES AT INTERSECTIONS OF GRAVEL WALKS . 68 

 BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF A TERRACE ON CREST OF HILL, WITH BACK- 

 GROUND OF WOODS 71 



GROUND PLAN OF SAME TERRACE 72 



CROSS SECTION OF TERRACE SHOWN ON PAGE 71 ... 75 

 PERGOLA ON HIGHEST POINT OF SAME TERRACE ON PAGE 71 . 76 

 VILLAGE CORNER LOT, FIVE-TWENTY-EIGHTHS OF AN ACRE, WITH 



BORDERING SHRUBS AND FLOWER GARDEN ... 80 

 TYPE OF TREE DIMENSION FOR ELMS, MAPLES, LINDENS, ORIENTAL 

 PLANES, AND ASHES, SUITABLE FOR QUICKEST EFFECT AND 



HEALTHY GROWTH 85 



VILLAGE LOT, ONE-HALF AN ACRE, LOCATED ON STREAM . . 155 



SECTION OF SAME 155 



SUMMER-HOUSE ON WATER 157 



TREATMENT OF ROCKS FOR STREAM AND BRIDGE . . . 167 



BRIDGE OF BOULDERS 169 



BRIDGE OF BOULDERS, WITH ROCK TREATMENT OF STREAM, IN 



CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK 170 



ROUGH STONE WALL AND COPING 171 



TREATMENT OF STEPS WITH ROCKS, CENTRAL PARK, NEW 

 YORK 172 



