WALKS, PATHS, ENTRANCES 67 
That they are wet after rain there is no deny- 
ing; but so too are walks of other kinds, and 
most other things as well. The morning dew 
leaves them reluctantly, some object, which 
must be granted. But to my mind neither of 
these complaints — nor both of them together 
— voices a sufficient reason for not using them. 
However, where they seem to, stepping stones 
of equal size and regular form may be 
sunk into the turf regularly and the effect prac- 
tically unimpaired. Indeed the stones them- 
selves are charming, bedded in the green, and 
may prove a real acquisition. They should be 
regular where definite and regular lines pre- 
vail, only gardens of marked informality ad- 
mitting the flat stones of all sorts of shapes 
and sizes. 
The arrangement and the form of walks 
and paths are of course of the greatest conse- 
quence in the garden design, from every point 
of view. Naturally prominent because of what 
they are, and bound to mark divisions, they 
should always follow leading lines; but note, 
please, that this does not mean that leading 
lines should invariably be followed by a walk 
or path. Indeed it is better to err on the side 
of restraint in the number of walks rather than 
to introduce too many. But this is one of those 
