LANDSCAPE GARDENING STUDIES 



ends with the canals themselves. Nearly every- 

 thing else recalls American scenery conventional- 

 ized. 



The garden is arranged in squares and planted 

 formally for the purpose of conveniently exhibiting 

 its tree-and-flower effect to those using its paths. 

 The banks surrounding it have no formal lines 

 in their treatment, being left as Nature made 

 them, except that their natural charms are en- 

 hanced by plantations of native shrubs, rhodo- 

 dendrons, laurels, dogwoods, etc. 



In the center of the group of squares is a circular 

 fountain basin with water-lilies. The spray from 

 this is reduced to such a degree that the aquatic 

 plants are not injured by the spatter of the water. 

 On the outer edge of the open space around the 

 fountain are seats. Behind these again are large 

 specimens of the beautiful American shade tree, 

 the bronzed leaf ash, which naturally assumes 

 formal and compact shapes. These trees stand 

 also on the extreme - outer boundaries on the 

 corners of the tract and form the most striking 

 feature in the garden. Lower, more refined and 

 delicate, and less positive in tone are the pairs of 

 weeping birches set on each side at the entrances 

 to the bridges which cross the canal and lead to 

 the central fountain. 



A scheme of pairs of specimen evergreens on 

 each side of the walk, and opposite each other, 

 is established throughout the place. Every one 

 of .these specimens, which consist of junipers, 

 spruces, arbor vitae, pines, yews, hemlocks, and 



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