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House & Garden's 



The garden if as 

 made out of a 

 typical New York 

 backyard, a space 

 of about 20' X 40'. 

 The fences were 

 covered with trel- 

 lis which was car- 

 ried up to 15', 

 shutting out the 

 first stories of the 

 surrounding build- 

 ings. The fence ;\ 

 French green and 

 the trellis ivory 



Behind the house 

 a space about S' 

 wide is paved and 

 covered with trel- 

 lis, forming a 

 shady seal. Wis- 

 taria and w i I d 

 grape c I i m h the 

 trellis and ivy is in 

 the window box. 

 Opposite is a wall 

 fountain 



A CITY 



BACK- 

 YARD 

 GARDEN 



RUTH DEAN 



Landscape 

 Architect 



.4 wall at the rear 

 end of the garden 

 conceals the origi- 

 nal fence. This is 

 relieved by a niche 

 in which stands an 

 English lead fig- 

 ure. Bushes are 

 Chinese privet, and 

 the trees are ailan- 

 Ihtis, "tree of 

 Heaven" 



