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to make such a picture by selecting a house loca- 

 tion with reference to such a tree. This would be 

 true if in place of the oak there were any other 

 desirable tree or group of trees, or a group of shrubs 

 that could not easily be moved. 



WALKS AND DRIVES 



The method of reaching a house is the next step 

 after the determination of its site. Three cases 

 will be considered : (a) when only a walk is re- 

 quired ; (b) when a drive answers also for a walk ; 

 (c) when the situation calls for both a walk and 

 a drive. 



(a) Walks should lead in an easy natural way 

 from a point of beginning to a destination. When 

 a walk is an approach to a house, its point of be- 

 ginning is either the place where one leaves the 

 street sidewalk or where one alights from an auto- 

 mobile. The destination will be the entrance door 

 of the house or the steps leading to it. If this door 

 faces the street and the distance is short, the walk 

 may with propriety be straight. If the distance 

 to be traveled is considerable and the lot large, a 

 curved walk will usually fit the situation better, 

 especially if the street approach is mostly from one 



