The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . scape, or Home Adornment. 35 positions soon creates a distaste single lawn trees, standing out bythemselves, they must be used sparingly;but where they can be planted on a mar-£ in of a stream, or in some way connectedwith water, they can be used more accompanying drawing — fig. 18 —presents the grounds of a place laid out bythe writer in 1851, and then the propertyof John Shelly, Esq., now of Mr. Scowden,on Euclid Avenue. The house fronts thesouth, and on the lawn can be seen a very fine weeping tree, at the
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . scape, or Home Adornment. 35 positions soon creates a distaste single lawn trees, standing out bythemselves, they must be used sparingly;but where they can be planted on a mar-£ in of a stream, or in some way connectedwith water, they can be used more accompanying drawing — fig. 18 —presents the grounds of a place laid out bythe writer in 1851, and then the propertyof John Shelly, Esq., now of Mr. Scowden,on Euclid Avenue. The house fronts thesouth, and on the lawn can be seen a very fine weeping tree, at the right; in the fore-ground is a group of Norways, that, whenplanted, were for the purpose of breakingan outside unsightly feature. North andwest of the lawn, evergreens prevail as abackground feature, and for the purposeof a screen from cold winds. Directly infront of the steps, at the turn of the path-ways, are beds of plants: the one at theright having in it an African tamarisk,with its base and branches intermingledwith English yew. A group of shrubs. ^fMtmii^iMWMfiHff wmrujMmm Fig. 18.—Grounds of Mr. Scowden, on Euclid Avenue. breaks, at a curve in the path, the toogreat prominence of the entrance gate,leaving the balance in lawn so graded asto give appearance of breadth beyondreality. As an instance of what may be done,more by raising and shaping the groundthan by much planting, is seen in It presents the present appearanceof the residence of Colonel George B. Sen-ter, a gentleman well and favorably knownall over the country, but more as a poli- tician and man of general enterprise thanas connected with horticulture. This place,ere it was refitted, was deemed gloomy,damp, and unattractive ; the ground wason a level with the street; trees were over-abundant, and placed without reference toform or effect. In the construction of thehouse regular lines prevail, and the stepsleading to the front portico or colonnadeare unavailable in use because of the en-trance d
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