ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN 5 



The first of these divisions may be called the 

 esthetic arts, under which come architecture, sculp- 

 ture^ and painting. 



The second division is termed the practical arts, 

 which comprise engineering, agriculture, horticul- 

 ture, and forestry. In the final results in design 

 it will be seen that the esthetic arts have been used 

 in a practical way, and the practical arts have been 

 used in an esthetic way. A brief recapitulation of 

 the members of these groups will perhaps place the 

 subject of landscape-design in a clearer light. 



ARCHITECTURE 



Architecture has been defined as everything 

 from " frozen music" to the "art of beautiful 

 building." Whatever it may be, it must be useful 

 as well as beautiful in order to fulfil its purpose 

 satisfactorily. The rooms must be large enough 

 to satisfy the requirements of practicability, and 

 their arrangement must not interfere with their 

 use. The outside of the building should express 

 the inside, or the design will not be straightfor- 

 ward. It must be attractive in order to give pleas- 

 ure to those who use it and those who see it. To 

 that end every part of it, inside and outside, must 

 be arranged to the best advantage. Stripping all 



