On Garden Architecture. 



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Terraces are of two kinds ; the first a level, with an earth-slope leading 

 to a lower level. This is the original form, a simple embankment to make 

 a high level on a long inclination of ground. 



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The other is a level terminated and kept in place by a wall, with a rail 

 or balustrade on top. This is a highly ornamental, architectural feature, 

 capable of great modifications in treatment, and of producing varied and 

 beautiful effects. The cut shows a section of this kind of terrace. 



If the house is simple and unpretending in its design, the first kind of 

 terrace would be appropriate, and the descent to the lower level would be 

 by a flight of steps without a rail or balustrade, but which might be deco- 

 rated with vases, designed, perhaps, to hold flowers. If, on the contrary, 

 the house is much decorated in its character, the terrace and its accompa- 

 niments must be designed to correspond. A more complete consideration 

 of terraces and their accompanying features must be reserved for the next 

 number. Ham7natt Billings. 



