Art Oiit-of-Doors 



as well as above, where the constructed sur- 

 face shall appear — spaces which will indicate 

 the general character of the walls, show where 

 the ground ends and they begin, and assure 

 the eye of their stability. 



It is a good plan, also, to train some vines 

 so that they shall spread over portions of the 

 ground, and thus make the transition between 

 the soil and the walls seem still more inti- 

 mate and natural. A mass of honeysuckle, 

 for instance, running out boldly over rock 

 or grass for a little distance, makes a very 

 charming effect, and its bloom will seem even 

 more profuse in this than in an upright po- 

 sition. 



But in the majority of cases vines alone 

 should not be depended upon to mask the 

 junction of walls and soil. Unless very ir- 

 regular rocks form the foundation upon 

 which the walls are set, they will need more 

 massive and spreading foliage at their base. 

 The fact is generally perceived to-day, for 

 vre seldom find a suburban or country house 

 v\'here plantations have not been made close 

 to the walls, at least along some part of their 



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