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that all the elements of the subject under consid- 

 eration are arranged in such a manner as to make 

 clearly evident the dominance of the axial line and 

 its position. 



Axes may exist on account of conditions or they 

 may he created. In the most ordinary form of 

 landscape design the axis of a view from a window 

 or doorway is chosen as the major structural axis 

 of the design, and this is emphasized by planting. 



Existing axes — ^that is, axes that are at once ap- 

 parent — ^may be divided into two classes, that which 

 is perceived from the inside of the house, and that 

 which is perceived from the outside. Focus along 

 axial lines in the first case is brought about by the 

 enframement of a window, a door, or a terrace; 

 and some object of interest, usually called a "fea- 

 ture," is generally placed on the axis to insure 

 stability and emphasis. In looking from a win- 

 dow at an informal scheme, however naturalistic 

 the planting may be, there is frequently either a 

 sun-dial, or some other architectural or sculptural 

 feature, set directly on the axis. It serves to at- 

 tract the gaze, and unconsciously satisfies the mind 

 in regard to the underl5dng structural lines. 

 Where the axis is perceived from the outside, it is 

 usually made to coincide with the axis of a view or 



