ON LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



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the proposed alley, and mark its centre. They stop at each 

 peg and set the rod at right angles to the axis, while a third 

 man holds the mark just on the axis, and a peg is then 

 inserted at each extremity of the rod, marking exact points in 

 both sides of the alley. 



In Fig. 7 is shown a defective junction of alleys (a 

 result easily obtained when one side of an alley has been 

 first traced, and then the other), where the different axes do not 

 meet well. Fig. 8 represents a correct junction (formed when 

 the axes have been first traced), in which the alleys converge 

 well at their point of junction, so that when the sides have been 

 traced it is only necessary to round the angles. 



Fig. 8. — Correct Junction of Alleys. 



When the general tracing has been done, and the defects 

 have all been corrected, some intermediate pegs on the sides are 

 inserted 15ft. from each other, and driven well in. Those 

 marking the axis are then taken out. Pegs marking the outlines 

 of beds, in order not to be confused with those marking the 

 alley, must be painted at the top or else inserted in an inclined 

 direction. In gardens the outlines of beds bordering an alley 

 must be strictly parallel to them ; but the sides facing the lawn 

 may be irregular. 



Practical methods for tracing on the ground symmetrical 

 designs, with the help of instruments, are numerous ; but the 

 following simple rules will enable those who do not possess 

 the latter, and are not accustomed to their use, to obtain 



