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tion of their door yards and gardens, and flowers and vines bedecking 

 the humble cottage which is doubly ornamented with pictures and or- 

 naments within their means. 



Fine collections of pictures and furniture are cut off from the world 

 in the private gallery. "But t,he sylvan and floral collections, — the 

 groves and gardens which surround the country residences of the man 

 of taste, — are confined by no barriers narrower than the blue heavens 

 above and around them." Mankind are imitative beings, and when 

 one adds anything ornamental, rare or beautiful to his home or sur- 

 roundings, it creates a desire and stimulates his neighbor to imitate, or 

 if possible, to surpass in the ornamentation of his or her own premises. 

 Thus the taste for the ornamental " gradually, but certainly creeps be- 

 yond the nominal boundaries of the estate and re appears in the pot 

 flowers in the window, or the luxuriant blossoming vines which clam- 

 ber over the porch of the humblest cottage by the wayside." 



It would be a matter ot interest in a subject of this kind if we were 

 allowed space and time to give some detailed directions for the adorn- 

 ment of country and city homes, in their varied extent adapted to 

 their condition and surroundings, and some hints on landscape garden- 

 ing, together with the best and more appropriate trees and plants that 

 would most likely succeed and flourish in their several localities, the 

 order of arrangement, etc. 



However, this would be too voluminous and the best we can offer 

 or suggest is to attend the meeting, and become members of the local 

 and State Horticultural Society, or confer with or employ a practical 

 landscape gardener as you would an architect if going to build. 



The nurseryman, florist or most practical horticulturists from their 

 frequent meetings and discussions will be more likely to know what 

 has and will succeed, and what is likely to prove a failure or not give 

 satisfaction. 



We are expecting something at this meeting as to what taplant by 

 R. E. Bailey, Esq., committeeman of Fulton, and another paper by 0. 

 W. Murtfeldt, Esq., of Kirkwood. 



We cannot close this article without adding further Drecautionary 

 hints. 



Presuming that persons have, through consultation with an archi- 

 tect, erected a comely residence with architectural beauty and modern 

 conveniences. The next thing in order will be to lay out a beautiful 

 lawn. In this we want no random or blunders, but a methodic and 

 careful arrangement of trees to be planted, the description and future 

 development of each tree must be taken i'lto consideration so as to pre- 

 sent crowding without regularity or symmetry. Since the ancient style 



