72 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



8. Vistas or openings should be provided wherever inter- 

 esting objects or views are presented, and the arrangement 

 of trees and shrubs be in radiating lines, as shown in Figs. 

 33 and 34. In thie manner vistas or pleasing views may 

 be arranged from the prominent points of the house, as 

 from the verandas, bay windows, or piazzas, from various 

 points on the lawn, and the planting may be so made that 

 the pleasing features of the grounds may be enjoyed by 

 those outside. Considerable skill will be required sometimes 

 to aiford a screen at certain points from an intrusive public, 

 to open views to others, and at the same time to secure 

 the best of the outside beauty to the occupants of the house. 

 Very pretty views or vistas are shown in Fig. 13 and in the 

 frontispiece, at the left in both pictures. 



9. If the groups are planted near the house, trees or 

 shrubs of small size will often cut off objectionable views 

 which would require much larger specimens if planted at 

 greater distance, as shown in Fig. 35. In case of large trees 



FIG. 35. EFFECT OF SCREEN TREES AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES 

 FROM HOUSE. 



near the dwelling vistas may be obtained from under the 

 branches, and a tree well headed up gives an abundance of 

 shade and at the same time a good circulation of air, wlr'ch 

 are very desirable during the hot summer months. 



10. The beauty and comfort obtained in all this work of 



