CHAPTER VIII 



HOME GROUNDS 



THUS far, this book has taken up mainly gen- 

 eral principles and a study of those features that 

 might be introduced into any ornamental grounds. 

 It will now discuss the application of those prin- 

 ciples to the development of grounds for special 

 purposes. The devotion of land to home grounds 

 may very properly be considered first, since such 

 grounds are so widely distributed, have existed 

 for such a long time, and are so intimately con- 

 nected with all lives ; for even if a man lives in an 

 apartment building or a hotel, he has friends whose 

 home grounds he enjoys, or he hopes to have 

 grounds of his own sometime. 



When one considers the development of grounds 

 for special purposes, one must first have clearly 

 in mind what these objects are. What purposes 

 are served by home grounds ? They are often 

 called private grounds, and this indicates one serv- 

 ice they may render. There are many others. 



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