CHAPTER VII 



Construction of Walks and Drives 



The first essential in a garden path is that 

 it should present a firm surface, durable under 

 the ordinary conditions of the traffic it has to 

 bear, which, be it remembered, includes not 

 only foot traffic, but the passage of roller, 

 mower, and garden barrow. 



It must also be well drained, so that after 

 showers its surface does not hold puddles or 

 long remain wet. 



There is no detail in the garden which con- 

 tributes more materially to its general good 

 appearan^ze and to the comfort of its users 

 than a well-made and well-kept path. 



Drives designed for carriage traffic may also 

 be referred to in this chapter, as practically 

 the same principles of construction apply to 

 them, though if much used by wheeled vehicles 

 and not merely for show, the surface material 

 must be such as will not cut up in daily use; 



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