Art Out-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 
we seldom find a suburban or country house 
where plantations have not been made close 
to the walls, at least along some part of their 
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