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high windows unless the screen is as tall as the 

 windows. The greater the distance of the screen 

 from the eye, the less is its covering power, and 

 comparatively small trees near the point of vision 

 will prevent the eye from seeing buildings which 

 would require very tall trees to hide if planted away 

 from that point. (See Diagram 85.) Lombardy 



DIAGRAM 85. 



poplars are useful for high screens, but where a 

 secluded place is needed near the house the best 

 method is to put a lightly roofed structure over 

 that place. Vines and roses can be trained across 

 the rafters and effectually prevent any one from 

 looking into it from high neighbouring windows ; 

 and by using bright paint it will look cheerful even 

 in the winter. 



Hedges and shrubberies will provide privacy 

 further from the house. Where a continuous 

 shrubbery is too heavy, and space allows, separate 

 beds can be designed to overlap each other in such 

 a manner that passing along one line they cannot 



