The Natural Style in Landscape Gardening 



( b ) topography, ( c ) convenience of travel between 

 important points, (d) development of views. 



4. To secure unity of artistic effect a suitable 

 motive or theme should be selected and should be 

 adhered to as closely as possible. Under no circum- 

 stances should effects at variance with the leading 

 motive be introduced. 



5. The successive episodes in the development of 

 this motive will appear at well marked points, 

 which points will all be upon the main structural 

 roads or paths, thus developing the theme in a 

 paragraphic manner. 



6. The principal landscape effects will be 

 brought together at these paragraphic points or 

 nodes. At these points will occur (a) the principal 

 changes in direction of roads or paths (b) principal 

 change or grade, (c) change of planting, (d) prin- 

 cipal interior or exterior views, (e) but especially 

 the culmination of the motive episode. 



7. It is desirable to avoid the use of straight 

 lines and radial curves, — but awkward and unnat- 

 ural curved or crooked lines must be equally 

 avoided. 



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