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is seen at one time cariosity is satisfied and interest in it is gone, but 

 if part is hidden it invites exploration. This is another reason for 

 extending occasional points of plantings into the lawn, either from 

 border plantings (fig. 59) or from foundation plantings. Narrower 

 plantings on either side of such points will leave bays whose depths 

 can riot be seen without further inspection. In the same way a clump 

 may be used occasionally to excite interest by partially hiding a por- 

 tion of the grounds. Not many such groups can ordinarily be used. 

 There is danger of dwarfing the apparent size by such planting, 

 especially on small grounds, unless great care is observed in so locat- 

 ing the shrubs that they do not obstruct what would otherwise be 

 good vistas. Such clumps must have some apparent connection with 

 other plantings. They should either seem to be a part of the border 



FIG. 59. Promontories on border plantings. 



plantings, of the base plantings, or of the plantings along the drives 

 and walks. A bed alone in the middle of a lawn detracts from the 

 appearance instead of adding to it. 



An individual plant seldom can be used to advantage. Where 

 a small mass is desired and a shrub has the size and habit required 

 to fill that particular need, then a single specimen may be used. 

 Occasionally a shrub can be set just in front of massed plantings 

 in order to give variety, but as a rule this result can be obtained 

 better by combining the shrubs differently in the groups. 



VINES. 



Vines are among the most useful plants for "tying" buildings 

 to their surroundings. There is a freedom and grace about their 



