TEXTBOOK OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING 
matters of taste; and unless the pupil exercises his own taste he 
will hardly make any improvement in this important matter. 
Observations 
It is important to observe that the house as designed by the 
architects is placed unusually low. While this is certainly an ad- 
vantage from the standpoint of artistic effect, it greatly reduces the 
necessity for foundation plantings. 
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Next it may be said that the planting list here offered is un- 
necessarily long. More species are included than should be chosen 
were our purpose simply to give the utmost dignity of artistic effect. 
The larger selection of plants here used may be justified, however, 
on the ground that, on a small home lot of this character, the foun- 
dation plantings constitute a large portion of the entire garden. It 
is desirable therefore to have a considerable variety of plants for 
the sake of the interest which the owners have in such things, and 
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