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upon. More than this, there should be planting, 

 not only between the risers but on either side, 

 and this requires careful thought, for a stately 

 hollyhock rearing its gorgeous stock of rich color- 

 ing would be entirely out of place while delicate 

 ferns or humble rock plants emphasize the desired 

 effect. 



If the height of your step should be low, then 

 risers, six inches in height would be in good form, 

 and the treads in order to correspond must be 

 twelve and a half inches in width. Should, how- 

 ever, five inches be the height needed, then an 

 additional inch and a half should be added to the 

 treads. This point is such an important one that 

 garden owners and landscape architects should see 

 that it is properly carried out, if they wish to get 

 the right results. 



Ramping steps, if successfully developed, brings 

 about an additional ease in mounting. This can be 

 accomplished by placing the tread so that it shall 

 imperceptibly slope downward. This is not an easy 

 matter to accomplish successfully. It requires 

 much care, so that the steps shall not slope too no- 

 ticeably and yet enough to add to the comfort of 

 the garden lover who walks from path to path 



