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seen at the end of a vista or where walks converge, or as a cen- 
tral idea. If, beyond the garden, a distant landscape is of- 
fered, study the possibility of having it framed in by branches 
of trees. A remarkable example of this is the manner the 
Japanese have pictured under innumerable phases their favor- 
ite mountain, Fugi-yama, always represented with a tree in 
the foreground, enhancing, but not concealing, the view. 
Keep the garden closely related to the house, where it may 
be enjoyed from the windows or a piazza. If necessary cut a 
window down into a door leading out to it. Plant sweet- 
scented honeysuckle and other fragrant things where the south 
wind, the prevailing quarter in the summer, may blow the 
fragrance through the house. 
