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42. A meaningless back-3'ard planting, and an unnecessary drive. 



43. Suggestions for improving Fig. 42. 



A city lot. 



A plan of a city lot is given in Fig. 44. The area is fifty 

 by one hundred, and the house occupies the greater part of the 

 width. It is level, but the surrounding land is higher, resulting 

 in a sharp terrace, three or four feet high, on the rear, E D. 

 This terrace vanishes at C on the right, but extends nearly the 

 whole length of the other side, gradually diminishing as it 

 approaches A. There is a terrace two feet high extending from 

 A to B, along the front. Beyond the line E D is the rear of an 

 establishment which it is desired to hide. Since the terraces 



