THE GENERAL PLAN OR THEORY OF THE PLACE 40 



the rear. In front of the barn is a screen of willows. The 

 observer is looking from the dwelling-house. The area has been 

 plowed and seeded for a lawn. The operator has then marked 

 out a devious line upon either border with a hoe handle, and all 

 the space l)etwecn these borders has been gone over with a 

 garden roller to mark the area of the desired greensward. 



41. The result in five years. 



The borders are now planted with a variety of small trees, 

 bushes, and herbs. Five years later the view shown in Fig. 

 41 was taken. 



A small back yard. 



A back yard is shown in Fig. 42. It is approximately sixty 

 feet square. At present it contains a drive, which is unneces- 

 sary, expensive to keep in repair, and destructive of any attempt 

 to make a picture of the area. The place could be improved 

 by planting it somewhat after the manner of Fig. 43. 



