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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



adjust themselves readily to the varying contours of the place 



itself, and the location of the features inside the grounds will 



depend also in a very large measure on the objects that lie 

 outside it. For example, all interesting 

 and bold views should be brought into the 

 place, and all unsightly objects in the im- 

 mediate vicinity should be planted out. 



A plan of a back yard of a narrow city 

 lot is given in Fig. 2, showing the heavy 

 border planting of trees and shrubs, with 

 the skirting border of flowers. In the 

 front are two large trees, that are desired 

 for shade. It will readily be seen from this 

 plan how extensive the area for flowers 

 becomes when they are placed along such 

 a devious border. More color effect can 

 be got from such an arrangement of the 

 flowers than could be secured if the whole 



area were planted to flower-beds. 



A contour map plan of a very rough piece of ground is shown 



in Fig. 3. The sides of the place are high, and it becomes 



necessary to carry a walk through the 



middle area ; and on either side of 



the front, it skirts the banks. Such 



a plan is usually unsightly on paper, 



but may nevertheless fit special cases 



very well. The plan is inserted here 



for the purpose of illustrating the fact 



that a plan that will work on the 



ground does not necessarily work on 



a map. 



In charting a place, it is important to locate the points from 



which the walks are to start, and at which they are to emerge 



from the grounds. These two points are then joined by direct 



Diagram of a back 

 yard. 



3. Plan of a rough area. 



