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similar barriers will be built on the places 
round about. 
Grades engage attention third on the list, so 
the grading is the next thing to be looked into 
here. Of course the dip of the land toward 
the rear was not taken account, or advantage 
of, in the original “ smoothing down.” It fell 
away in an even slope from about the front 
line of the house, with a lawn that was just 
like any lawn anywhere. Earth enough to 
grade to a level as far as the rear of the house 
where the lattice crosses was obtained from 
the back yard on the railroad plan of cut and 
fill, the “ cut ” making the “ fill.” This se- 
cured the drop at the lattice which adds greatly 
to the interest and beauty of the long vista to 
the sun dial standing on the lower level. 
The first walks were granolithic; the pres- 
ent walks are gravel with brick edging. The 
gate is high and solid paneled except for a 
small latticed space suggestive of the old-time 
wicket, on a level with the eyes; its material is 
cypress and it is stained to match the cypress 
shingles of the upper part of the house. The 
lower story of this, by the way, is plastered, 
and the foundation is of brick; hence the 
plastered garden wall on briclc piers. 
No arbor or summer house seemed desirable 
