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The most suitable place for some clipped trees in 

 gardens is in the vicinity of any portion devoted to 

 the formal styles of planting. A pair of these on the 

 sides of the walk near the entrance gate, or at the 

 crossing of walks at right angles, or one placed as a 



Fig. 80. — FORMS IN WHICH TREES MAT BE CLIPPEI*. 



central or terminal object of a walk or drive, or a few 

 along the sides of these, and on terraces, may be very 

 ornamental, provided always they are well sustained by 

 grass or by other prominent features. Yet it is proper to 

 recommend great caution against introducing them too 

 freely, for unquestionably it is easy to overdo the matter. 



