268 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



The grounds of an ideal golf course, ideal from 

 the landscape point of view as well as from the 

 golfer's standpoint, should include not only a good 

 course with extra holes for practice, clock golf, tennis, 

 and perhaps opportunities for other outdoor sports, 

 but it should also contain flower-gardens to fur- 

 nish flowers for the embellishment of the club- 

 house, and perhaps certain vegetables. With a 

 gardener who had not only technical ability but 

 who was honest and would work for the interest of 

 the club, a large-sized vegetable-garden might be 

 warranted. 



Grounds for golf clubs have sometimes been 

 purchased at farm prices and in such cases one can 

 easily imagine that an additional area for a farm, 

 which would be leased to some one who would supply 

 good poultry and dairy products and perhaps wood 

 for the fire-place, might be a wise investment. With 

 many forms of land development, whether for 

 schools, parks, golf grounds, or other public or 

 semi-public use, one naturally reverts to home 

 grounds for a pattern and seeks to introduce many 

 of the features which would make a home attrac- 

 tive. Among such features, a piece of woodland 

 with quantities of wild flowers would be most de- 



