THE PRINCIPLES OF LANDSCAPE FORESTRY 



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Photo by Fitermann. 



A GLADE CARVED OUT OF A MIDDLE WESTERN WOOD BY A LANDSCAPE GARDENER 



This is one of a series of outdoor living rooms in the woods, each of wliich is entered through a pair of stratified hawthorns like the one \n 

 the picture on page 972. Designed for Mr. Hibberd, of Winnetka, 111-, liy O. C. Simonds. This glade is bordered with native phlox and 

 madonna lilies. Col. F. O. Lowden has one bordered with wild flowers. A wilder and more permanent effect can be had with native 

 shrubs. 



beginning to do things like these, as the old straight 

 gashes commonly made on links cannot long please the 

 cultured members of society. 



VIEWS FROM INSIDE OF WOODS TO THE OUTSIDE 



Owners of pleasure woods generally wish a drive or 

 walk around their forests near the edge. This instinct 

 is justified, for most people tire of any one type of 

 scenery unless they are refreshed by occasional glimpses 

 of a different sort of beauty. Therefore, the owner and 

 his advisor should go clear around the woods, keeping 

 near the margin, to locate the best and worst outlooks. 

 Often it is necessary to screen some unsightly object, 

 for it is unpleasant when roaming the woods to come 

 suddenly upon the village dump, a neighbor's barnyard, 

 the shacks of laborers, or a line of poles and wires. It is 

 very pleasant, however, after having no glimpse of the 

 outside world for a quarter of an hour to come unex- 

 pectedly upon a masterful cutting that reveals a beautiful 

 house in the distance, especially if it is your own home. 

 Mr. Harvey J. Sconce, of Sidell, III, who is one of 

 America's genuine countrv gentlemen, has a good view 



of his house from his woodlot. I shall never forget the 

 thrill with which I first glimpsed the dome of our 

 National Capitol down a man-made vista through the 

 woods. There must be hundreds of people around 

 Washington who might make a dramatic framework for 

 this great architectural picture. One of the earliest vistas 

 in the Middle West was cut through woods at Gambler, 

 Ohio, to show a church spire, while another looks down 

 to a small river. Sometimes a broad slash is necessary 

 for a mountain view, like the best outlook to the Orange 

 Mountains from the Essex County park system in New 

 Jersey. Most people, however, having no chance for a 

 view of noble buildings or some great natural spectacle, 

 are apt to overlook the little vistas. The landscape for- 

 ester can often discover many of these fine bits by the 

 \ery simple expedient of bending the knees up and 

 down. One is able to see farther through rather dense 

 woods from such a position than when standing upright. 

 It is not always necessary to own costly ocean or lake 

 frontage in order to get such glimpses. For example. 

 Col. H. L. Higginson, at South Manchester, Mass., has a 

 tine view of the sea through woods, and Mr. W. C. Egan, 



