European and Japanese Gardens 
STONE STEPS 
HAKONE TEMPLE 
FLAT GARDEN—FINISHED STYLE. 
Now we have to describe the Flat Gardens ( hira-niwa ) 
shown in Plates IV, V and VI. Here is shown a valley or a 
pond. I he three styles: Finished, Intermediary and Rough are 
as important in Flat Gardens as they are in Hill Gardens. 
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