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tageous to have it as it is for several reasons. First, it is 

 now in harmony with the grounds ; secondly, as the walk 

 winds in and out among trees and shrubberies, the scenery 

 appears more rich and varied than it would otherwise do. 

 Furthermore, the reason for this curve, which did not exist 

 at the time the path was made, is now very tangible in the 

 form of a considerable shrubbery. 



Fig. 37 represents the plan of a mound or knoll with a 

 pavilion, which it is desired to reach with a path from A. 

 The most direct route is too steep, and in order to have an 



FIG. 36. CURVED ROAD ROUNDING A SHRUBBERY. 



easy ascent, we make the path as shown in the diagram. 

 Behind the same hill there is a bathing-house on the shore 

 of a lake. Here again we abandon the most direct line, to 

 make the descent as gradual as possible, and the path in its 

 winding course brings us, first opposite a sloping lawn to 

 the north, then, northeast to groves and shrubberies; and 

 lastly, east and south, a transparent sheet of water bursts 

 upon our view. The width and size and number of 

 walks must vary according to the size of a place and be in 

 accordance with the actual need. When the paths divide, 

 as shown in some of the plans submitted in a previous chap- 



