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long narrow path reduces it to insignificance. 

 In a small garden 4^ ft. may seen excessive, but 

 the apparent waste of ground is more than 

 compensated for by the effect gained of spacious- 

 ness. Like a really nice hall in a little house 

 it gives style to the whole. Moreover two people 

 cannot walk together in comfort on a path 

 narrower than 4^ ft. Paths or alleys merely for 

 convenience of upkeep, and to see beds, may 

 be as small as the materials permit. 



Junctions must always occur at right angles, 

 except in very large designs, and when a path di- 

 vides the two arms should have decided divergence. 

 (Diagrams|35, 36.) Junctions give opportunity 



DIAGRAM 35. 



DIAGRAM 36. 



for introducing various features, for they will be 

 seen from all paths. Architectural features such as 

 vases, statues, sundials, and fountains suit certain 

 styles of building, and can be placed in the parts 

 of the garden that are treated architecturally. 

 Ornaments are also useful to break the point at 

 which a broad path becomes narrow. Arches 



