36 YARD AND GARDEN 



too large to make the eighth-inch scale practical, 

 two or three feet instead of one may be allowed 

 to each division. 



Carefully indicate on the plan the location 

 of all objects which are to remain permanently, 

 allowing to each the exact amount of space it oc- 

 cupies. If a house is standing on the lot, or 

 a stable, shed or other building, show on the 

 plan the shape and size of each. If a tree is 

 among these permanent objects, indicate not 

 only its location, but also the area of ground 

 sheltered by its spread of branches. Irregu- 

 larities in the surface of the ground, if they 

 are to remain, should g-lso be clearly outlined. 



Make sure that everything designated to re- 

 main is necessarily permanent, and, in this con- 

 nection, once more let the fact be emphasized 

 that in small city yards trees are not always of 

 first importance. It is better in many instances 

 to rid the ground entirely of a half-lifeless, 

 shapeless specimen than to arrange everything 

 else to fit its requirements. 



When all objects and surface irregularities 

 of a permanent nature have been finally indi- 

 cated upon the diagram, the planner can turn 

 his attention to the making of his picture. 

 And let him bear in mind that it is a picture he 



