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Landscape Gardening 



more natural and beautiful decorations can be made than 

 if it is almost on the street-line. In suburban districts 

 where there are already many houses located, to place the 

 building very much out of the line of those already built 

 sometimes detracts from rather than enhances its beauty, 

 but with an abundance of space between the houses they 

 may be located at any distance from the street desired with- 

 out detracting from their beauty. With an abundance of 

 room between the house and street one is less troubled by 



street 



Fig. 8. — Buildings Arranged on One Side of Lot. 



dust and noise, and better views of the building and grounds 

 can be obtained from the street, and better opportunity 

 is afforded for securing vistas of beauty and variety in look- 

 ing from the house. 



Where the lot is long and narrow and small in extent, 

 say less than one-fourth of an acre, greater variety may be 

 obtained by placing the house somewhat at one side, as in 

 Fig. 8. This affords better opportunity for decoration, the 

 use of larger trees and shrubs, and greater extent of lawn. 

 In places of larger area a central location may be more 



