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The Country House 



the gardening is handicapped by the house, and the house does not have the advan- 

 tage of the garden setting to aid in its planning. The service that the two 

 professions can render to one another at the start is not to be underestimated. 



The Blair garden from point "B" on plan. The tea house is placed in the corner to tet this view of the mouniaiii 



Often it results in 

 practically the saving 

 of the whole scheme. 

 The trouble with 

 the ordinary land- 

 scape architect is that 

 his understanding of 

 architecture is so com- 

 paratively limited that 

 his accessories are 

 usually far from satis- 

 factory. Thus, in 

 his attempt to solve 

 the complete layout 

 which should thor- 



Plan of Blair garden at Bar Harbor. Much of the actual plan effect is gotten from the OUgnly Harm O n 1 S 6 



terrace of the house, which is considerably above the garden level With the V 3. T 1 O U S 



