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It is an excellent plan to provide brick plat- 

 forms for wooden seats. (See Fig. 88.) 



These should be raised above the ground 

 surface some three or four inches. They ensure 



Fig. 88. — Brick platform for seat 



that the woodwork of the seat shall not be 

 subject to conditions leading to rapid decay. 

 On brick or composite paths (see Chapter VII) 

 the platform may be an expansion of the path. 



Fig. 89. — Folding seat 



A seat may often be placed with advantage 

 at the terminal of a path, and when in such 

 position pains may be taken to give it char- 



