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Theory and Practice in Landscape -Gardening. 



region, there may be some two or three low-growing, broad-leaved, and 

 light-colored shrubs ; for instance, Hydrangea hortensis or arborescens. 



Near a group of low deciduous shrubs in the first region there may be 

 an Irish juniper or a Podocarpiis Japonica, and so forth. 



In this distribution, the artist has a wide scope for displaying taste and 

 fancy ; and it will be understood by doubtful readers, that, in spite of the 

 mathematical distribution of the trees and shrubs, such a place, well ar- 

 ranged, will not exactly look like a deep saucer, nor like a Roman arena. 



The diagram given here is of the plainest form for a better understand- 

 ing only. It does not happen often that the outlines are regular, or the 

 different regions of equal width: in a small place, yi,the first region for 

 the shrubbery may occupy for itself as much space as the three farther ones. 



If there are two lawns, or even more, or two lawns intersecting each other, 

 as shown by this sketch, the arrangement must first be made separate for 



each of them, without regard to the other, and then the planting removed 

 in all the places where the same regions of the two lawns will intersect 

 each other. 



Thus may be formed two quite independent lawns, each one presenting 

 the beauties of a single one, arranged with the greatest care, without inter- 

 fering with each other. 



The trees and shrubs once distributed, the drive and the walks, if not 

 already on the ground, may be drawn or staked out where they should be 

 located, without regard to the intended groups, but certainly with the con- 



