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Styles of Landscape Gardening. There are two great styles or 

 types of landscape gardening; one is the natural, and the other 

 is the geometrical or architectural. 



The natural style is sometimes called the English style from the 

 fact that it received its first great development at the hands of the 

 early English gardeners. It is the one generally favored for country 

 homes and schools in England, America, Germany, and France. In 

 brief this plan contemplates that the order of nature shall be fol- 

 lowed as largely as possible. Let the lawns be as large and as 

 uninterrupted as the surroundings will permit. The view from the 

 front part should be open and unobstructed, and the trees and 





Plan of a boulevard in a Western city. 



shrubs should be placed along the sides of the lawn near the fence. 

 The location of the buildings will be determined in part by the lay 

 of the grounds and the taste of the individual. The walks and 

 drives must be carefully planned, and in no case should they lead 

 through the middle of the lawn or follow severe straight lines. 

 Nature works on curves, and straight lines are decidedly unnatural. 

 Usually a double curve is more pleasing than a single curve when 

 the distance traversed will admit of such an arrangement. The 

 trees should be placed in groups and never set in rows if we wish 

 to produce a natural effect. The shrubs should be arranged in a 

 natural way to hide the trunks of the trees ; and they also produce 

 a pleasing effect if irregularly grouped along the walls or if they 

 are massed in the retreating angles of the house. Climbers may 



