. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. e home, church-yard, cemetery orthe school house, weshould (A) Strive toavoid sharp, straightlines; (B) Preservebroad, open spaces;(Figs. 167, 168). (C) Plant inmasses, and look to nature for instructive examples inarranging shrubs and trees. 371. Rural Home Grounds should have such group-ings of lofty trees and attractive shrubs that the sharplines of houses, barns and fences shall be softened intoa natural picture. The appearance of the home lotshould suggest more than mere shelter for man and his,useful animals. It
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. e home, church-yard, cemetery orthe school house, weshould (A) Strive toavoid sharp, straightlines; (B) Preservebroad, open spaces;(Figs. 167, 168). (C) Plant inmasses, and look to nature for instructive examples inarranging shrubs and trees. 371. Rural Home Grounds should have such group-ings of lofty trees and attractive shrubs that the sharplines of houses, barns and fences shall be softened intoa natural picture. The appearance of the home lotshould suggest more than mere shelter for man and his,useful animals. It should appear as though the house,barns and lots were built in what was naturally an at-tractive landscape. Open lawns and large trees arealways pleasing. In the crowded city such featuresmay, from necessity, be dispensed with, but, when thecountry house is set in a small yard, it impresses usimmediately as showing too great a contrast with thenatural openness that is so characteristic of rural hfe. Fig. 167. A plan that brings the plantsinto prominence. The Home Lot 261. 372. Planning a Home Lot is a matter requiringmuch study. Along with the study of the view of thehome site from within and without, we must cautiouslyplan for all the conveniences for the living of both manand beast. The location of the house, the barns, poultryhouses, roads, gar-dens, orchards andfences should first bestudied from thestandpoint of conven-ience and healthful-ness. When thesefeatures are planned,then we may studyhow to complete thepicture and introducethose features thatmake a residencehome-like/ 373. Completing the Picture. In placing the trees,shrubs and flower-beds, we should consider first theoutlook from the house,—the view that we will see mostoften. Next we may consider the view from the both cases the openness of view should be planting the trees and shru js we are using themonly as materials. They may make or mar the view,according to the way we arrange them.
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