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ally located near the club-house, so that the play- 

 ers may stop whenever convenient and be at no 

 great distance from the house. 



The planting of the course, so far as the matter 

 of playing it is concerned, is strictly economic. 

 The best use of existing features such as trees and 

 shrubs should be made, and they are usually pre- 

 served to supply shade or act as natural hazards. 

 No planting of any sort should be used unless it 

 aids the game, and if the planting is not chosen as 

 a hazard, it must be kept back from the line of 

 play. Trees may often be used near a hole to sup- 

 ply shade in which the players may rest. 



Esthetic planting is confined very closely to the 

 immediate vicinity of the club-house or is used 

 about the boundaries of the course. This is really 

 the only function esthetic planting may have in a 

 good golf-course, for it is out of place in ground 

 which is played over. 



In planting a golf-course formal or gardenesque 

 planting may be used by the club-house, but the 

 rest of the scheme is naturalistic and consists 

 mostly of existing features. This does not imply 

 that a golf course should look barren and uninter- 

 esting, however, for the natural features may be 

 most attractively displayed. 



