LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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The Rhododendrons Frontispiece 



Figure 1. Pompeian Garden as an Outdoor Room 9 



Figure 2. Durham Cathedral 23 



Figure 3. The Torii at Mij-ajima, Japan 26 



Figure 4. Two different elevations of the same plan 29 



Figure 5. Fountain from the Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy . . 32 

 Figure 6a. Scheme for the " naturalization " of the fountain from 



the Boboli Gardens 33 



Figure 6b. Another scheme for the " naturalization " of the 



fountain from the Boboli Gardens 35 



Figure 7. Planting to break the line of transition between a build- 

 ing and its surroundings 38 



Figure 8. A formal plan showing strongly marked geometrical 



character of divisions 47 



Figure 9. Garden as an outdoor room, Villa Albani, Rome . . 49 



Figure 10. Informal planting plans 52 



Figure 11. A Japanese garden 55 



Figure 12. Rhododendrons in the Sargent garden, Holm Lea, Brook- 

 line, Mass 60 



Figure 13. Three plans to illustrate the flexible character of in- 

 formal planting masses 62 



Figure 14. Informal and formal balances 65 



Figure 15. Repetition of similar tree forms, Hill-Top, Fiesole, Italy 68 



Figure 16. Carpeau's Fountain. Luxembourg Gardens, Paris . . 73 



Figure 17. The geometrical basis of the plan in formal design . . 76 



Figure 18. The geometrical basis of the plan in informal design 79 



Figure 19. Diagram of complementary colors 87 



Figure 20. Diagram of seasonal color changes 90 



