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ing altogether, but the sun dial and planting 
in combination which swing the path from the 
porch over to the extreme right so sharply. 
Once there it goes on along the shortest pos- 
sible way to the arbor. The entrance walk 
here, however, is entirely dependent on the 
planting for its curves; without it, they would 
be absurd affectations not to be tolerated for 
an instant. 
Similarly designs III and IV show the same 
principle, the squared corners of the first being 
the perfectly natural consequence of going 
around the square lawn spaces with border 
at l, the curve and the angle of the second that 
of avoiding the border that runs from front to 
rear. And so on through all the designs given, 
wherein the planting is included. The walks are 
planned always according to convenience and to 
suit individual taste; objects — the “ whats ” and 
the “ whys ” — are then introduced, where none 
exist, at strategic points; and then the plant- 
ing is adjusted to fit and to make all consistent 
and reasonable. Walks that are purely utili- 
tarian, however, need not be so painstakingly 
worked out, for the utilitarian walk provides 
its own reason and direction, and that is all 
there is to it. Well proportioned and of suit- 
