. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. J ^ Q •a \ \° 0 C a 0 \ \ V 0 & 0 0^ \ \ S. Q •3 0 Q G \ ^ \^ 0 0 0 ^^ \ \ t) 9 Q 0 1 9 6i 0 9 ?>/ Q 0 a V / y 0 0 0 / /& ?J 0 / / /q e <5 / A 0 0 00^. naturalness and repose might with so muchgreater fitness, characterize the place?What possible excuse, in the present in-stance, for crowding 150 or more free andgraceful trees into a set, orchard-like ar-rangement, when a more natural course forlocating the material could be taken, con-verting the square into a most charming,rest
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. J ^ Q •a \ \° 0 C a 0 \ \ V 0 & 0 0^ \ \ S. Q •3 0 Q G \ ^ \^ 0 0 0 ^^ \ \ t) 9 Q 0 1 9 6i 0 9 ?>/ Q 0 a V / y 0 0 0 / /& ?J 0 / / /q e <5 / A 0 0 00^. naturalness and repose might with so muchgreater fitness, characterize the place?What possible excuse, in the present in-stance, for crowding 150 or more free andgraceful trees into a set, orchard-like ar-rangement, when a more natural course forlocating the material could be taken, con-verting the square into a most charming,restful place? The substitute shown by the lower dia-gram, is designed to present such an im-provement, namely, the landscape-gardenplan of arrangement. There is provided,first, the means of securing quiet,restful lawn eflfects in place ofareas of angular outlines; second,easy, graceful curves, in markedcontrast with the geometric linesof the town outside, define thewalks and drives; third, the treesarranged after an irregular order—natures own suggestion—withthe desirable effect of Impartinga charm peculiar to the naturalgrove and landscape, in the veryheart of the town. The materialto be used In the embellishmentis that comprising the trees nowoccupying the
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