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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



"THE AUTOMOBILE HAS MADE THIS DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE." 



ciated trees with the songs of birds. 

 The transformations have been so well 

 made that that modern innovation, the 

 utilitarian garage, is not obtrusive, but 

 in harmony with the surroundings. 

 Asters and nasturtiums still decorate 

 the wall and the roadside as they did 

 in the days gone by. 



With this as with hundreds of others, 



the automobile has made this develop- 

 ment possible Mr. Francis is a busy 

 business man of New York City and 

 comes here, I suppose, not only for 

 rest and refreshment, but for the real 

 satisfaction of applying his art, 

 though perhaps he may not realize that 

 fact. He likes to do things and he 

 knows how to appreciate the charm 



THE FLOWER-BORDERED WALLS. 



