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PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



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 Plan and elevation for Fig. 147. — See pages 184, 185 



such as flagstone, slate, brick, or tile; and, for permanency of con- 

 struction, should be set on a concrete base four inches deep with a 

 sub-base of stone or cinders. An inch of bar sand should be placed 

 over the concrete as a cushion. 



The old Dutch tile size, eight inches by eight inches by two 

 inches, with a brick texture, makes a very satisfactory floor with a 

 border of brick on the outside. 



Garden houses should be set close to the ground and should not 

 be more than twelve inches above the garden grade. A six-inch 

 elevation, requiring a single step, is most hospitable in appearance. 



