PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



tion should be carefully avoided. The "straight 

 and narrow path" has its advantages in archi- 

 tectural as well as in moral character building. But 

 there is danger in overdoing the direct line so that 

 it becomes monotonous and uncompromisingly 

 stiff. There is still greater danger, on the other 

 hand, in leaving the puritanical "straight and 

 narrow " of deviating widely in the opposite direc- 

 tion, forming silly, meaningless bends and curves. 



There is a happy medium between the straight, 

 prim, unadorned walk and the one which wabbles 

 uncertainly and irritatingly from its beginning to 

 its end. When the walk shows but a slight modifica- 

 tion from the direct route, and a definite reason for 

 its turns and curves (for the purpose of going around 

 a fine old tree, or leading by a side path to an arbor 

 or garden seat screened by shrubbery) one question 

 of its decorative success is practically assured. 

 Then will come the problem of appropriate materials 

 and attractive features for constructing the walks 

 for both level and terraced positions. 



* Concrete, gravel and brick paving are the most 

 common forms for garden walks and all are worthy 

 of consideration for flat grade and for terrace 

 levels. For climbing the rising grades of slight ter- 

 races, more picturesque treatments are desirable, 



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