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PROBLEMS 



Landscape problems fall naturally into groups or 

 classes, and the landscape-designer is bound to 

 come into contact with a greater or less number of 

 these groups. Within the groups themselves 

 there is sufficient similarity to render decidedly 

 worth while a thorough knowledge of general, 

 though definite, methods of approach; for famil- 

 iarity with a type problem, and success in its solu- 

 tion, will be of great assistance in attacking other 

 problems of the same class. Several 2^1'oblems 

 from different landscape groups are accordingly 

 presented here, with the idea that their solutions 

 may be helpful in the solving of problems of a sim- 

 ilar nature. 



COOPERATR^ LAXDSCAPE-GARDEXING 



One of the great needs in America to-day is the 

 improvement of cities by a better arrangement of 

 available space for the bringing in of more coun- 

 try-like conditions. The crying need seems to be 



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