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the need for cheeks, though it is best to make 

 the risers of brick to prevent soil from working 

 out from beneath the tread. On moderate 

 slopes the riser may be of soil left at an angle 

 and turfed. There is something quite un- 



Fig. 39. Spreading steps 



conventional in such steps as illustrated in the 

 second figure. 



When the slope is moderate, but long, it is 

 well to break the line of steps into two or more 

 flights, as a concession to appearances. 



When the difference of level is small, a good 

 effect will result from spreading the steps 

 in one of the ways shown in Fig. 39. 



I have avoided reference to architectural 

 features associated with steps, as, for instance, 

 side and wing walls, pillars, and caps. These, 



