The Natural Style in Landscape Gardening 



the river motive then the river should be visible or 

 distinctly suggested in each fully developed picture. 



Furthermore, these successive pictures will occur 

 at definite points or paragraphs. Each section of 

 our drive or walk or trail will be designed to de- 

 velop some particular phase of the leading motive. 

 Each paragraph then will have its point of culmi- 

 nation, beyond which we pass rapidly to the next 

 paragraph. 



These culminating points, paragraphic points, 

 or nodes, will be given further emphasis by spe- 

 cial structural methods, particularly by giving to 

 our drive or walk at these points its principal 

 change of direction and its principal change of 

 grade. It follows naturally that any other fea- 

 tures of emphasis, such as seats, shelters or special 

 ornamental structures should be placed at para- 

 graphic points. If definite exterior or interior 

 views are to be emphasized, they, too, should be pre- 

 sented from these nodes or paragraphic points. 



To summarize: Each paragraph will proceed 

 from its introduction to its culmination consistently 

 developing some phase of the leading motive. At 



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