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clients for preliminary discussion. For all practical and 

 detailed information as to plan-drawing, read Miss Agar's 

 " Garden Design," an admirable work. Study also all Miss 

 Jekyll's books, and in especial her " Gardens for Small 

 Country Houses." To get a good idea of a really 

 first-class, artistic plan, carefully and minutely drawn, 

 examine Mr. Inigo Triggs's plans in " Formal Gardens 

 in England and Scotland." They are in thoroughly good 

 taste. 



Let us take, for instance, what can be learnt from his 

 plan marked " Montacute " in Somersetshire. The 

 following are points to remember : 



(1) He signs " Mens " after his name of Inigo Triggs, 

 when he has himself taken measurements. He always 

 puts the date. 



(2) A deep and thick ink-line marks out all buildings, 

 such as the house, pavilion, and greenhouses. They are 

 thus easily distinguished as solid compared with lighter 

 garden structures. 



(Copy also the way the shading is done inside the dark 

 outlines.) 



(3) A pretty Tudor rose marks out the points of the 

 compass. A small collection of useful decorative subjects 

 for this should be made by you. 



(4) Grass is shown by little faint dots everywhere. 



(5) Hardly any key is necessary, as the plan with its 

 explanatory section drawing is so clear. Be sure to 

 follow the meaning of the section, and where it fits upon 

 the plan. 



On Plan 56 for Groombridge Place (the same book) 

 notice that a different kind of shading is adopted for the 

 house and the gardener's cottage. 



(6) See, too, the simple rendering of bridges and moat. 

 Also look at the charming device, the shield and the 

 interesting little drawings of statues and dovecote at the 



