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INDEX 



Garden walks, 61. 



Grades of territory, 177, 178. 



Grading lawn, 48. 



Greens, village, fountains for, 238. 



Greens, village, statues for, 238. 



H 



Hedge rows, 188, 189. 

 Herbaceous plants, definition of, 



129. 

 Herbaceous plants, proper location 



of, 130. 

 Herbaceous plants, use of large 



colonies of, 131, 132. 



Lawn, fertilizing of, 49. 



Lawn mowing, 51. 



Lawn, seaside, choice of trees and 



shrubs for, 230. 

 Lawn, seaside, rich soil for top 



dressing, 229. 

 Lawn, seaside, rocky, 231. 

 Lawn, seaside, seeding, 229. 

 Lawn, seaside, use of water on, 



229, 231, 232. 

 Lawn seeding, 50, 51. 

 Level lots, 5, 176. 

 Lodge, location of, 177. 



Parks, improper objects of, 223. 



Parks, principles of the arrange- 

 ment of, 219, 220. 



Parks, proper objects of, 221. 



Parks, resemblance of parkways 

 to, 224. 



Parks, suggestion of country in, 

 222. 



Plantations, skyline of, 82, 83. 



Planting, best method of, 87, 88. 



Planting, use of mold for, 88. 



Plants, best method of using bed- 

 ding, 90, 91. 



Plants, group relations of, 89, 90. 



Plants, preparation of beds for, 93. 



Plants, proper depth for setting 

 out, 87. 



Plants, proper distance apart of, 

 91, 92, 93. 



Plants, proper selection of, 84, 85. 



Plants, single specimens of, 80. 



Plants, small number of satisfac- 

 tory, 80. 



Plants, use of one kind of, 82. 



Pruning, injurious effects of bad, 

 98, 99. 



R 



Railroad stations, encouragement 

 of employees to look after 

 grounds of, 246. 



Railroad stations, hardy trees, 

 shrubs, and vines for, 241. 



Railroad stations, need of planting 

 plans of, 242. 



Railroad stations, use of bedding 

 plants for, 241, 242, 243, 244. 



Rhododendrons, hardy kinds of, 

 127. 



Rhododendrons, value of rich, yel- 

 low soil for, 127. 



Road construction, 28, 31. 



Road cost, 26. 



Road crown, 36. 



Road curves, 25. 



Road depth, 37. 



Road drainage, 32, 33. 



Road foundation, 36, 38. 



Road grades, 27, 32. 



Road gutters, 33, 34, 35. 



Road limit, 24. 



Road line, 19, 23, 25. 



Road maintenance, 40, 41, 42. 



Road rolling, 37, 38. 



Road specifications, 31 



Road turn, 24. 



Road waste, disposal of, 37. 



Road width, 35. 



Roads of gravel, 37. 



Roads, shell, 39. 



Rock, conservative use of, 173. 



Rock copings, 168. 



Rock foot and carriage bridges. 

 170, 171. 



