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in small plots, Is quite legitimate and even 

 desirable in plots of larger size, and I may 

 therefore offer some guidance for laying 

 them out. 



Curves should be set out in good, bold sweeps. 

 Grace of line is only to be obtained by a prac- 

 tised eye guided by an intuitive sense of what 

 is pleasing, so that the best achievements 

 in this direction are usually the result of skill, 

 knowledge, and artistic instinct. A hint may 

 be given as to what should be avoided. 



Thus the curve A in the illustration (Fig. 8) is- 

 better than B. 



Mr. Mawson 

 inhisadmirable 

 book, "The Art 

 and Craft of 

 Garden Mak- 

 ing," says of 

 garden walks: "They should be arranged 

 in such a way that the beauties of the place 

 may be exhibited, not by a series of wriggles, 

 but in a simple straightforward manner." 



As a rule, these curves are best not modelled 

 on a geometrical basis, — i. e., one in which parts 

 of circles do duty as their components. It is 



Fig. 8. — Curves in paths 



