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appear long and more extended; but once the desti- 

 nation has come into view it is not well to allow the 

 road to turn off any more unless there be a mountain 

 or lake or other palpable obstacle for which the road 

 must deviate." r 



In Hints on Landscape Gardening, Prince Puckler 

 also gives instructions relating to the construction of 

 paths and roads and it is surprising how much the 

 principles of the method recommended resemble those 

 in vogue at the present day. But the construction of 

 roads is an engineering problem and should be left to 

 the engineer just as the architecture should be under 

 the control of the architect. 



A primary principle of road and path designing is to 

 approach the subject with an instinctive sense that all 

 roads and paths should be left out of the scheme as 

 much as the exigencies of landscape effect and conven- 

 ience will allow. In themselves they have no beauty, 

 rather otherwise, hence wherever grass walks, or rides, 

 or drives will suffice they are preferable on account of 

 their unobtrusiveness. For the same reason their width 

 should be minimized as much as the actual limitations 

 of the situation will permit. It is hardly possible to 

 give advice on the question of width, or as to the em- 

 ployment of grass for walks and drives, it is so entirely 

 a question of wear and tear, of the number of vehicles, 

 horses, and human beings who will be likely to use them. 



The question of the character of the gutters is an 



1 Hints on Landscape Gardening, Prince Puckler. 



