48 HOW TO PLAN THE HOME GROUNDS 



one likes flowers or rare plants, is pretty surely apt 

 to work to the detriment of the effect of the general 

 expanse of the lawn. Haphazard and unformulated 

 planting, whether thick or slight, is sure to work against 



CONTOUR MAP OF SAME VILLAGE LOT, ONE-THIRD OF AN ACRE 



simplicity and beauty. Of course, fine single speci- 

 mens of trees and shrubs may find points suitable to 

 receive them near the house, and so may flowers, but 

 the choice of their place must be indicated by the nature 

 of the ground in that special neighborhood. In a general 



