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THK PLANT WORLD 



The Home Garden and Greenhouse, 



ELEMENTARY LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



By Charles Louis Pollard. 



One; of the first questions that arises to harass the suburban householder 

 after the masons and carpenters have finished their work is how to lay out 

 his grounds so that they may afford him the best satisfaction. So much 

 depends on the situation, the size of the plot, the natural surroundings, 

 the architecture of the house and the tastes of its owner that the science 

 of landscape gardening usually aims to deal with individual cases accord- 

 ing to their own special requirements. Still there are certain broad prin- 

 ciples which may be very generally applied, and the object of this paper 



is to show how they may be 

 followed in laying out a small 

 homestead. The elaborate 

 and extensive country-seat 

 will not require these hints, 

 for it should be intrusted to 

 the professional landscape 

 architect. 



If a house is to be built, it 

 is well to study the conditions 

 of the place beforehand. By 

 a judicious location of the 

 building it is often possible 

 to improve greatly the appear- 

 ance of a certain slope or grade. 

 The position of the standing 

 timber, moreover, is of great 

 importance ; for unless the lot 

 is located in the midst of a 

 woodland it is unwise to re- 

 move many trees. As a gen- 

 eral rule it may be stated that 

 a house should occupy the 

 central portion of a rectangle 

 if the ground is level and open , 

 but should be placed at one 

 side, on a knoll or ridge, if 

 the area presents great diver- 



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Figure i. 

 sity of elevation or is heavily timbered. 



