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GARDENS AND THEIR MEANING 



besides ; in otlier words, a stout cord that will not stretch. If 

 possible, get one long enough to extend the entire side of the 

 lot, then fasten an iron hammock ring at each end to prevent 

 the line from slipping or by chance from being twitched out of 

 one's grasp, — for these provoking little incidents sometimes 



LINES THAT DO NOT ShW 



do happen. The rings will readily slip over two corner stakes 

 and hold the line steady while intermediate measurements 

 are being taken. They can also be used to hang up the line 

 by, when these measuring days are happily over. It is a good 

 plan to knot or otherwise mark on the cord certain definite 

 distances, such as the width of paths and beds, so that these 

 may be located with the least possible trouble. 



