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In the making of such a walk, the soil must 

 be removed to a. depth of at least 1 8 inches, 

 so that a good bed may be found on the sub- 

 soil. The soil removed may generally be 

 utilised in raising and improving the flower 

 beds. The trench is then filled in with 

 any hard material obtainable, such as brick 

 bats, broken stone, clinkers, and shingle. 

 The builder's rubbish one usually finds buried 

 in new gardens, when collected, often proves 

 sufficient for the purpose, and is better so 

 employed than lying on and under the flower 

 beds. 



Next should be laid a dressing of finer 

 material, such as gravel, cinder - breeze, or 

 " burnt- ballast," the top of which should be 

 brought approximately to a flat surface. On 

 this the bricks should be laid flat, without mor- 

 tar, taking care to set them truly in line and 

 to press each one down firmly into its place. 



A stretched cord, such as bricklayer's use, 

 is the best means for keeping the lines straight. 



If the garden is level, it is best to give the 

 path a slight upward curve or "camber" to 



