58 TTbe plan. 



round dots or rings. These consist of crocus, snowdrops, 

 two-leaved scilla, glory of the snow, and daffodils. 



A somewhat larger and more pretentious place is repre- 

 sented in Fig. 26. This lawn covers nearly an acre of 

 ground, with a frontage of 150 feet wide. In front of the 

 barn, and enclosed by a hedge, there is a good-sized vege- 

 table garden with a few choice fruit-trees on one side, and 

 ample room for flower borders and small fruit. On the 

 front lawn a few carpet beds are arranged in a semicircle 

 around a larger one, and behind the house there is a border 

 for herbaceous plants. 



In Fig. 27 we have a plan of a villa garden of between 

 four and five acres. The residence is simple and attractive, 

 built of brick and stone. The grounds are more elaborate 

 in design than is usual in this country, entailing more care 

 and giving more satisfaction than the usual run of gardens. 

 It is merely shown as an example of what can be done on 

 so small a place. The vegetable garden is sufficient for a 

 large family. Fruit-trees are planted here and there in the 

 lawn near the vegetable garden and form quite attractive 

 groups, especially when flowering. The drive to the stable 

 is an avenue of red maples; it is bordered by flowering 

 shrubs and herbaceous plants. There are wide open spaces 

 of lawn, shady groves, and thickets or shrubberies with a 

 variety of woodland flowers and creeping vines. On the 

 north, the lake shore forms a very pleasing feature with 

 small coves and bays and low woody promontories. The 

 plan explains itself and needs no further comment. 



In designing a garden or park there are certain qualities 

 that must be taken into consideration. First of these and 



