VII. 



DETACHED GROUPS AND SPECIMEN PLANTS. 



}^ N the borders of shrubberies, smaller detached 

 groups and specimen trees, must form a grad- 

 ual transition between the denser plantation 

 and the more open spaces of lawn. There 

 should be no sudden change from one scenery 

 to another, no rigorously marked borders of any kind. 

 A better impression will be made if narrow stretches 

 of lawn run far in among groves and shrubbery and 

 finally vanish in an undergrowth of shrubs and flowers. 



FIG. 50. -FINE PLANTING, SHOWING EFFECT OF LIGHT AND SHADE. 



To create this appearance is the chief purpose of detached 



groups and specimen trees. Specimens should also appeal 



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