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DIAGRAM 60. 



ently force a curve. (See Diagram 61.) A per- 

 fectly straight drive from gate to house may be 

 planted to form an avenue ; or part of it, provided 

 it is straight, may be an avenue, either at the be- 

 ginning or the end, but a central portion should 

 not be treated thus. Collaboration with the 

 architect is an assistance to making an effective 

 entrance, but by careful planting the sight of the 

 house may be postponed until the best angle is 

 reached. A previous glimpse, too far off to dis- 

 tinguish details, is not amiss. 



An avenue should be at right angles to the 

 house, but otherwise the final sweep comes in 

 more conveniently sideways to the building, and 

 the necessary carriage space in front of the house 

 gives an opportunity for an architecturally treated 



