58 LANDSCAPE GAEDENING 



signer when he is considering horticultural ac- 

 cents. As a rule, the nature of the accent is first 

 considered in the abstract. For instance, a 

 scheme might require an accent plant which 

 should be tall, slender, and of rough texture, with 

 a general red tone. So much decided upon, it is 

 then a question of choosing from the plant mate- 

 rials at one's disposal the variety which will come 

 nearest to satisfying those requirements. 



Since the use of line differs markedly in the two 

 schools, it results that in the formal style any 

 change of line, however slight, will immediately 

 affect the areas in their integral relations. Every 

 walk and plat or parterre is bounded by a defi- 

 nite, hard dividing-line, and those lines are the 

 constructive framework of the design, because 

 they are always placed with definite relation to 

 axes. 



As the entire design may be seen at a glance in 

 formal work, it follows that the mere altering of 

 the width of a walk wiU change the proportions of 

 the bordering area, and the divisional propor- 

 tions will hence assume an entirely different ap- 

 pearance. Consequently, where an example of 

 the formal type has been successfully carried out, 

 it should appear so complete and exact as pot to 



