THE 



Caqadiai) Jlorticulturist. 



LAYING OUT A LAWN. 



JUST as it would be in poor taste 

 for every man to build his house 

 in imitation of his neighbor, so would 

 it present a tedious monotony were 

 every yard to be planned after the same 

 pattern. It is obvious, therefore, that 

 only a few general hints are within our 

 province. 



One of the first things to be donci 

 after a yard is generally levelled, is to 

 mark out the foot-paths and the car- 

 riage road. The old plan among most 

 of our early settlers was to leave these 

 to be worn out in the turf by constant 

 use, and usually led by a straight line 

 from pointto point; and frequently a long 

 straight walk was made across the lawn 

 from the front gate to the hall door. An 

 easy graceful curve in the approach, 

 as shown on page three, is in much bet 



unbroken. For this plan the gate needs 

 to be placed somewhat to one side, and in 

 the direction most frequently travelled. 

 A good method for marking out a 

 pathway was given in Vick's Magazine 

 some years ago. It was to set up little 

 sticks along the line designed for the 

 road, changing them until the curve is 

 made that .seems graceful and pleasant 

 to the eye, as shown in Fig. 18. 



Unless these roadways and paths are 

 properly made they will be a source o 



ter taste, leaving the fine lawn in front constant annoyance on account of grass 



