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for instance, a garden the boundaries of which 

 converge. The planner may find, when he 

 has taken sufficient space for his borders and 

 paths, that his grass runs out to a mere wedge. 

 In such event he would do well to take off the 

 acute angle by adding the space either to 

 border or path. Again, in the making of 

 borders and beds it is surprisingly eas)^ to 

 produce awkward shapes in the grass details, 

 particularly when working with curved lines. 

 A good rule, therefore, is to permit no acute 

 angles, narrow isth- 

 muses, tapering verges, 

 or crescent horns in 

 grass. (See Fig. 27.) 



In the rectilinear 

 treatment of small 

 gardens these difficul- 

 ties will hardly arise, 

 but they may do so in 

 cases where the garden 

 plot is a converging 



one. When the garden ^iS- 27 — Acute angles in grass 



is of sufficient size to call for treatment in 

 curves, the shaping of the grass demands 

 more careful consideration, the main object 



