PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



fort lias been made to keep them in their appropriate 

 places. For instance, among the various thatched 

 roofs described for picturesque effects, an example 

 is given of the best form of thatching houses 

 illustrated by a house photographed in Holland. But 

 this does not indicate that the author would en- 

 courage the thatching of dwelling houses in this 

 country, or that it is necessary to delve into the pos- 

 sible unsanitary and fire-breeding problems that 

 might arise should thatched houses become popular. 

 The thatching is considered simply as a pleasing type 

 of roofing for rustic and picturesque features far 

 removed from the dwelling house. The charm of 

 simple, dignified treatment has been set forth as 

 desirable for every form of garden. With the house 

 as the dominant object in the home picture, all the 

 various features of the architectural treatment of the 

 grounds have been made subservient to it. This rule 

 applies alike to the little garden enclosure in or out 

 of town and to the spacious country estate. 



