LAYING OUT OF GROUNDS 



of its mechanical devices are out of sight. Of 

 course, there must be cHppings and rolHngs, 

 but they should be so deftly done, and with 

 such watchfulness, as regards season, as to 

 make the observer forget they had ever been 

 used. 



Again, it comes within the domain of land- 

 scape art to secure an agreeable lookout from 

 the door and the cherished windows of the 

 country homestead, whatever may be its situ- 

 ation. Accident or choice of site may, indeed 

 secure this beyond question, but, site being es- 

 tablished, where views are limited or obnox- 

 ious objects fret the eye, it is surprising what 

 may be done by judicious planting, and the re- 

 adjustment of walls or fencing or hedging, to 

 offer the pleasant lookout we demand, though 

 it be bounded by a gunshot. With a reach of 

 twenty rods before one's eye and in one's 

 keeping, there is no possible excuse for not 

 giving it charming objects to rest upon — ob- 

 jects that will not pall, but grow upon the 

 affections of every true lover of the country. 



Your neighbor's slatternly barn troubles 

 you — plant it out; the toss of the tops of hem- 

 locks will not be odious. A wavy bald wall ir- 

 ritates you; if needed as a barrier, cover it 

 with wild vines, or flank it with hedging, or 



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