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as much as possible all danger of collision with teams 

 coming the opposite way, it is wise to carry the road 

 directly into the grounds, at right angles to the highway, 

 twenty-five feet to one hundred feet, in accordance with 

 the size of the place (see page 25). When the road turns, 

 it should skirt around, and not across the lawns more 

 than is necessary to make a reasonably direct course to 

 the house. If it runs into and through the mass of 

 shrubbery somewhat, it will tend to secure for the road 

 a partial concealment, which we have seen is also desir- 



CARRIAGE TURN WITH GRASS PLOT, SHOWING 

 COURSE PARALLEL WITH HOUSE 



able. Wherever some natural obstruction, such as house, 

 tree, or rock, does not force the road into a sudden 

 curve, the aim should be to bend it into a long line, as 

 nearly straight as the circumstances will permit. Re- 

 verse curves or snake-like twists, as we havs seen, are 

 apt to mar the simplicity and dignity of the design, and, 

 above all, to confuse the horse unless he is driven by a 

 particularly skillful driver (see page 24). 



As we approach the house, we will find that any curve in 

 our road must be entirely straightened, and a line taken 

 parallel with the house throughout at least the portion of 

 the front it passes (see page 24). This kind of approach 



