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Other modes of shutting out one curve of a walk from 

 another are the formation of a swell in the ground ; a group of 

 rocks or roots, thrown together rudely, and partially planted 



Fig. 16. Grouping Shrubs along a Walk. 



with low evergreens and alpines; a covered seat or summer- 

 house, backed, if needs be, with masses of shrubs; or two or 

 three specimen plants, or a tolerably large and spreading 

 tree. 



And here the remark naturally oc- ^ 



curs, that variety may be further 

 attained by placing single plants and 

 groups on a lawn. See fig. 17. In 

 doing this, everything like straight- 

 ness and formality is specially to be 

 discarded. The size and shape of 

 the groups, while they are in due 

 measure adapted to the lines of the 

 walks, can scarcely be too unlike, 

 provided the changes in their shape be not extravagantly 

 numerous, trifling, or violent. There should be enough 



Fig. 17. T3T)ical Group. 



