HOW TO MAKE LAWN PICTURES I45 



the inner stakes and of such a length that it 

 will just slip over one of the end stakes, then 

 removing this end stake to use as a marker* 

 and holding the line perfectly tight, move 

 around the foci, firmly marking the outline 

 of the figure desired. 



THE MAKING OF CURVES 



As a matter of fact precision in tracing 

 curves for outlines of borders along the lawn 

 is not necessary. This is true even when 

 carrying out an exactly drawn plan on paper. 

 It must always be borne in mind that these 

 curves are not to be taken in a bird's eye view. 

 They will not be looked at from above but 

 from the front. Therefore after the general 

 scheme has been staked out on the ground 

 the final positions should not be accepted 

 without considerable experiment in varying 

 the position of the stakes to see that the most 

 happy arrangement has been made. Long 

 sweeping curves can generally be marked by 

 eye better than by any mechanical means. 

 The director of the work should stand at some 

 fixed point and have an assistant carrying a 

 supply of pointed stakes which he places in the 



