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Fig. 9a. — Possible treatments of a slight rise in a narrow suburban front lawn. See 

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graded up toward the house. In this way good drainage is provided 

 and the house is made to set apparently higher, with a tastefully 

 graded front lawn (Fig. 4). Should the natural grade pitch right 

 down to the house, it is advisable to firmly pack stiff clay against the 

 foundation walls so that water will not He against them and seep into 

 the cellar (Fig. 5). 



InV case where the house site is considerably above the street level, 

 the area between can be either terraced or sloped gradually (Fig. 6). 

 The terrace is recommended when the ground is more or less rugged, 

 with^wide variation in levels, as a level space must be provided for 

 the house. Where this is done, the terraces should be as wide as is 

 feasible — not less than ten or twelve feet — not only for the sake of 



