The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 310
ick tread. As the severity of style relaxes, they may even be madeof hard-packed earth, held in place by fairly rough stone nosings or risers, and toinsure their lasting qualities irregular flat stones may be introduced in the treadsafter the manner of the Japanese stepping stones. In extreme cases… … A rustic summer house The suggestion for wall planting can well be applied to the steps, but, asin the former case, moderation should be observed, and rever in a way to detractfrom their usefulness. Such planting is moreparticularly adapted to the less formal types, andyet a limited treatment of…
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