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rial for breaking dead levels and hiding and 

 obscuring unpleasant views. 



They may be used also to supply motive for 

 a sudden or abrupt turn or termination of a 

 walk. Very frequently a walk is given a slight 

 or even pronounced turn without apparent 

 cause; instead of being what it should be, the 

 most direct means of getting from one point 

 to another, the walk twists until it follows a 

 rambling course which is utterly purposeless 

 and inexcusable. But, where the turn is pro- 

 jected, plant a clump of shrubs and there is at 

 once established a sensible and logical reason 

 for the turn. The walk then seems to curve in 

 order to avoid the shrubs planted in its more 

 direct course. 



Another considerable advantage shrubs pos- 

 sess is that, once established, they require com- 

 paratively little attention. This does not mean, 

 of course, that they should be heedlessly 

 planted or grossly neglected. Though very 

 frequently they will grow when conditions are 

 both unpleasant and unfit for them, still if the 

 best results are to be obtained some consid- 

 eration must be had for the demands of the 

 plants. They will reward the gardener royally 

 for the care he bestows on them. 



