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cepting to cut out the underbrush." The "under- 

 brush' 1 was found to have been most beautiful 

 masses of prairie roses, elderberries, and paw- 

 paws. It is a fact that what is often called " under- 

 brush ' : is sometimes more valuable than the tree 

 growth from a designer's point of view. He should 

 pass on the relative value of different natural or 

 existing features of the land purchased. It is 

 wise to make use of existing plants or other material 

 of value on the land acquired instead of destroying 

 these and replacing them with something no better 

 or perhaps not as good. 



Sometimes the problems connected with a park 

 may relate only to the thinning out and planting, 

 as in those cases in which the park is small or oc- 

 cupies a long narrow hillside, perhaps between a 

 highway and a river, or a steep rocky bluff on the 

 opposite shore almost inaccessible, and seen only 

 by those who look across the river or from boats. 

 In such parks, if any artificial features are called 

 for, they will include only paths, seats, and per- 

 haps a shelter or lookout. No grass will be needed, 

 but the ground cover will be bushes, vines, her- 

 baceous plants and leaves. In places rocky ledges 

 and boulders may be exposed. 



