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often required to hide some unsightly object, care 

 must be taken when marking out the ground that the 

 eyesore is hidden from every point of view. This can 

 generally be contrived by small subsidiary plantings, 

 dependent on the main group. Having staked out an 

 area of ground which when planted will hide the object 

 from the principal point, proceed to view the site from 

 all quarters, adding and remodelling as may be necessary. 

 For this, and work of a similar character, the use of 

 ranging poles of various heights is helpful. Supposing 

 that it is desired to make a small plantation with the 

 object of concealing an ugly building, the designer will 

 take up his position at the principal vantage point. An 

 assistant will move the poles from place to place until 

 the necessary width of the plantation is determined. To 

 decide the class of trees needed, and their height, which 

 should not be greater than absolutely necessary, poles 

 of varying heights may be raised perpendicularly, noting 

 the particular one which just clears the object. Supposing 

 this to be twenty-five feet, then trees twenty-five feet 

 high will be required, and knowing this it remains to 

 select those which are most in keeping with the surround- 

 ings, or supply the special effects desired. 



