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[Fig. 17. Boat House and Agave Mount. J 



The masses of trees and shrubs are chief!}' on the mount near the 

 lake, and along the margin which shuts out the kitchen-garden ; and 

 in these places they are planted in the gardenesque manner, so as to 

 produce irregular groups of trees, with masses of evergreen and 

 deciduous shrubs as undergrowth, intersected by glades of turf. They 

 are scattered over the general surfiice of the lawn, so as to produce a 

 continually varying effect, as viewed from the walks ; and so as to 

 disguise the boundary-, and prevent the eye from seeing from one 

 extremity of the grounds to the other, and thus ascertain their extent. 

 The only points at which the lawn is seen directly across from the 

 drawing-room window are in the direction of I and m. Fig. 13, in pp. 

 510, 511 ; but, through these opening.s, the grass fieUl beyond appears 

 united witii the lawn ; so that the extent thus given to the views from 

 the drawing-room windows is of the greatest assistance to the 

 character of the place, with reference to extent. From every other 

 part of the grounds, the views across the lawn are interrupted 

 by some tree, bush, or object which conceals the boundary ; or, if the 

 boundary is seen on one side, as in passing along the walk from 16 by 

 18 lo 22, there is ample space on the lawn side to keep up the idea 

 of extent. 



