MODERN GARDENS 



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A variety of the best examples are to be seen at Brock- 

 enhurst. 



Tennis-courts, croquet-grounds, and bowling-greens Accommo- 



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are provided in connection with almost every modern ga mes. 



garden, laid out within easy 



reach of the house. In plan- 



ning these, seats are usually 



placed in positions convenient 



for watching the progress of 



the game. On a croquet- 



ground or bowling-green the 



best vantage point is above 



the goal, on a tennis-court 



beside the division line formed 



by the net. 



The proper dimensions for a tennis-court are seventy- The tennu- 

 eight by thirty-six feet for the actual divisions marked 

 out, and a margin of twenty feet on the ends and five 

 on the sides. Dirt courts are easier to keep in order, 

 but grassed ones are more attractive looking and pre- 

 ferred by many players. The ends of the margin are 

 usually oval and protected by back-nets. 



About the same area must be allowed for a croquet- The croquet- 



ground. 

 ground, though its size is more variable ; the surface, it 



need hardly be said, is always planted with grass. 



Bowling-greens vary greatly in their proportions. 

 Forty yards square is supposed to be the regulation 





