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bank where it had been disturbed was sodded over so as 

 to keep the rain from washing it down, and also to make 

 it appear like a natural grassy slope. The walk was then 

 laid along close to this bank, following it until near the 

 house then passing on to the barn some three hundred feet 

 farther. Side walks branch off from the main one wherever 

 required. When these walks were completed, there did 

 not appear to be any other place where it would have 

 been possible for them to have been laid without meeting 

 some obstructions. 



a — A group of kalmias. 



B — Grassy bank and large rocks. 



c — Rhododendrons and ornamental deciduous shrubs. 



D — Ice-house cut into the rocks and shaded with large 

 native trees. 



E — Winding path up the rocks to office. 



F — Group of evergreens to conceal the rear of house. 



The main drive or carriage road is not shown in sketch ; 

 it starts some fifty feet from the small gate, and passes, 

 with a long easy curve, around on the right of the house 

 close to the rear corner, and avoiding the groups of trees 

 planted near enough to it to appear like obstacles which 

 prevented it running in a direct line. 



In fig. 21 we show an imaginary example of serpentine 

 walk Avithout any apparent reason for it ; a is the dwelling- 

 house, and h a rustic summer-house on the lawn. The idea 

 in the gardener or designer would seem to have been a 

 serpentine walk ; but as there are no obstacles, either artifi- 

 cial or natural, the walk is out of place. Besides this, the 

 cui*vefi are too great, and appear tedious because unneces- 



