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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



adjust themselves readily to the varying contours of the place 

 itself, and the location of the features inside the grounds will 

 depend also in a very large measure on the objects that he 

 outside it. For example, all interesting 

 and bold views should be brought into the 

 place, and all unsightly objects in the im- 

 mediate vicinity should be planted out. 



A plan of a back yard of a narrow city 

 lot is given in Fig. 2, showing the heavy 

 border planting of trees and shrubs, with 

 the skirting border of flowers. In the 

 front are two large trees, that are desired 

 for shade. It will readily be seen from this 

 plan how extensive the area for flowers 

 becomes when they are placed along such 

 a devious border. More color effect can 

 be got from such an arrangement of the 

 flowers than could be secured if the whole 

 area were planted to flower-beds. 



A contour map plan of a very rough piece of ground is shown 

 in Fig. 3. The sides of the place are high, and it becomes 

 necessary to carry a walk through the 

 middle area ; and on either side of 

 the front, it skirts the banks. Such 

 a plan is usually unsightly on paper, 

 but may nevertheless fit special cases 

 very well. The plan is inserted here 

 for the purpose of illustrating the fact 

 that a plan that will w^ork on the 

 ground does not necessarily work on 

 a map. 



In charting a place, it is important to locate the points from 

 which the walks are to start, and at which the}^ are to emerge 

 from the grounds. These two points are then joined by direct 



Diagram of a back 

 yard. 



3. Plan of a rough area. 



