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Fig. 9b. — (A), (B) and (C) are all less desirable than (D). See facing page 



beauty but also for utility, as walking on a wide terrace gives a sense 

 of security. The distance from the bottom of the terrace or retaining 

 wall to the edge of the grounds should, however, be considerably 

 greater than the width of the terrace itself (Fig. 7). 



Generally speaking, a gently rolling surface is much more desirable 

 and easier to maintain than a terraced area, especially if the place is 

 at all large. The average high city lot can be graded so that the 

 surface slopes toward the street at an inclination of about one inch 

 to one foot, then at the sidewalk this slope can be increased, making 

 the two grades merge. In this way the familiar difl&culty of cutting 

 the grass on the terrace is overcome or rather eliminated, and the 

 appearance is decidedly better (Fig, 8A). If the house is only about 

 three feet or less above the street level, the best treatment is to make 

 a gradual slope from the sidewalk up to the house level. In Fig. 9, 

 (A), (B) and (C) illustrate common methods of grading the front, all 

 of which are condemned for various reasons; (D) is decidedly better. 



