Beautifying the Farmstead. 



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Informal design in landscapes (see figs. 6, 9, 16, and 28) is com- 

 posed of irregular, unsymmetrical, unbalanced figures. In its purest 

 form it consists entirely of irregular curved lines. When straight 

 lines or regular curves do appear in informal landscape designs they 

 are united with architectural features, such as buildings, boundaries, 





FIG. 12. A typical mansion south of Mason and Dixon's line. 



steps, tennis courts, and formal gardens. Informal design is economi- 

 cal in development, as it usually can be made to conform closely to 

 existing conditions, thus reducing grading to a minimum. It can be 

 maintained with little work. 



Each plan is a study in itself and only by considering the condi- 

 tions to be met can a successful one be made (fig. 15). The making 



