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off his favourites at the expense of the general effect. 

 Beds and specimens should be kept at the sides of 

 the lawn so as not to break up the expanse more 

 than can be helped. Where the lawn approaches 

 the house, beds of bright flowers maybe introduced, 

 but broken colours at the far end detract from the 

 length. At that end shrub beds should generally 

 be placed, with a few specimen trees standing 

 on the grass near them. 



No path should cross the grass unless absolutely 

 necessary, and then it should be slightly sunk so 

 that it does not show much. The path makes 

 a fitting division between the end of the lawns and 

 the beginning of the shrubberies, and unless 

 there are strong reasons to the contrary it should 

 not be brought across until this point. 



Lawns laid for games must have them in first 

 consideration. There is no need to advise against 

 spotting trees over such, but the warning to avoid 

 cross paths has double force, for in arranging 

 games it is important that there should be oppor- 

 tunity to change the positions of nets, hoops etc., 

 and a path circumscribes the limits of change. 

 Although the boundary of a games court is rec- 

 tangular the change of level may be made along 

 any shape, and the opportunity of making fine 

 curved banks should not be lost. 



Rough grass may be introduced where economy 

 in upkeep is necessary, but it must not be near the 

 house or where the garden is carefully tended, and 



