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the sides, be raised in the center two and a half inches above 

 the level of those verges, thus making a difference of three 

 inches between the center and the sides. And where the 

 ground is very damp and low around walks that have to be 

 made across parks and their being rendered conspicuous is 



Fig- 75- 



Different Forms of Walks. 



not a matter of consequence, it is a good plan to let the edges 

 rise abruptly out of the ground to the height of about nine 

 inches (fig. 75^), as dryness will thus be effectually secured. 

 Grass paths that are not much used and are intended 

 chiefly for appearance or for summer enjoyment may, in 

 some situations, or as connected with houses in the style 



