LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 27 



The house being located as above stated, and say, about one- 

 fourth of the width of the lot from either side, with an easy, curved 

 avenue from the road, such an arrangement would give a good 

 opportunity to get a small kitchen garden and orchard at the back 

 of the house, with a greenhouse and grapery running about parallel 

 with the house, and a flower garden in front of tiiem, flowering 

 shrubs and low evergreens forming a boundary between the flower 

 garden and the lawn. Anything that was unsightly would thus be 

 kept out of view, and at the same time everything required could 

 be conveniently located. 



The flower garden being a distinct department, the best eflect 

 will be produced by cultivating in it principally florist's flowers. 

 The beauty of a lawn is lost in a great measure by introducing 

 clumps of bedding plants through it, however artistically they may 

 be arranged ; nothing pleases the eye so well as the pure, green 

 grass, with here and there a handsome ornamental tree judiciously 

 located. 



The buildings and drive being thus disposed of, the next thing 

 requiring attention is the planting of the boundaries in such a 

 manner as to aflPord sufficient shelter on the north and west sides, 

 these being the quarters from which our heaviest gales come, but 

 without giving it a too formal appearance, and at the same time 

 taking advantage of all the most desirable views that can be ob- 

 tained, and this can only be accomplished by judicious grouping. 



The same may be said of the south and east sides, although they 

 may not require to be so densely planted, unless it be to hide some 

 unsightly object ; but where a view of the sea, or the bold outline 

 of a mountain can be obtained, the landscape gardener should be 

 sure to take advantage of them. In planting, avoid straight 

 rows, and let the outlines of groups be sinuously diversified, 

 taking care to arrange the trees and shrubs according to their size 

 and color, keeping the tallest at the back and the lightest shades 

 of foliage on the most salient points. Small groups of ornamental 

 trees and shrubs may be judiciously planted through the most dis- 

 tant parts of the lawn, but generally, single trees are all that will 

 be required on a small place, such as the diflerent varieties of 

 magnolias and double thorns, Virgilia lutea, tulip trees, decid- 

 uous cypress, purple beech, etc., for deciduous trees; and for 

 evergreens, Austrian pines, Cembran pines, and the various 

 species of Retinisporas, with many others that might be named. 



