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LAYING OUT A GARDEN 



to get washed away by heavy rains. This can be obviated on steep 

 slopes by introducing graceful curves or flights of easy steps ; these 

 will also render the path pleasanter to walk upon. To maintain 

 the paths in a clean and even condition, free from weeds and 

 hollows, is a matter of the first importance. The grass verges 

 should always be cut evenly and straight, not notched at the edges, 

 and this can best be done by edging shears. Weedy paths, with 



.ANOTHER VIEW IN FLOWER-GARDEN, PKRADKNIYA. 



crooked margins, give an unfavourable impression of their surround- 

 ings, however well-kept these may be. 



Drains and Culverts. Provision for the escape of waste or ex- 

 cessive rain water must have early attention, for even the most absorb- 

 ent and best drained soils are liable to be flooded, or, if on a slope, 

 to serious slips or wash-away by the heavy showers character- 

 istic of a tropical climate. Paths, roads, terraces, e+c., must 



