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"THE LARGEST USE AND THE WHOLE BEAUTY OF A FARM." 



The capable and generous, let them spend their talent on the land. Plant 

 it, adorn it, study it, it will develop in the cultivator the talent it requires. 



The avarice of real estate native to us all covers instincts of great gener- 

 osity, namely, all that is called the love of Nature, comprising the largest use and 

 the whole beauty of a farm or landed estate. — Emerson in il Natural History 

 and Intellect." 



THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



Vol 



ume 



IV 



EDUCATION AND RECREATION 



MAY 1911 



Number 1 





A Private Estate for Public Benefit 



By EDWARD F. BIGELOW, Arcadia: Sound Beach, Connecticut 



wealth in this world than to be able to 

 enjoy and to be in harmony with every 

 possible phase of beautiful nature. 



Is there anything more 



commendable in all this 



world than the desire to 



obtain, own, care for, 



beautify and improve 



some charming bit of na- 

 ture's domain? Yes, there 



is something far better 



than this, and that is the 



desire to benefit humanity 



as extensively as possible 



by bringing young and 



old in close touch with 



nature. 



It is the firm belief, put 



persistently into practice, 



of The Agassiz Associa- 

 tion and of The Guide to Nature, that emblems, like the key, of cordial 

 there is no better nor more desirable hospitality. 



Key to the 

 "Hayloft" 



Copyright 1911 by The Agassiz Association, Arcadia: Sound Beach, Conn. 



