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only in form and color, but in odors and sounds, in lights 

 and shadows, is necessary to give the right impression. 

 Repose : But although variety is the most salieut factor in 

 the planning of a garden, this variety must not be carried 

 to excess, so as to give an impression of restlessness. Repose, 

 dignity, and a peaceful expression are necessary for quiet 

 rest and recreation. Wide open lawns, masses of trees, not 

 too mixed, clear sheets of water — all embody this quality of 

 repose. Harmony and Contrast go hand in hand ; they 

 are not antagonistic if rightly understood. There is often 

 harmony between the most widely different forms and 

 colors ; scarlet, blue, and white, as represented in the field 

 poppy, the ox-eye daisy, and the cornflower, combine the 

 qualities of harmony and contrast. Two so widely different 

 plants as the elm and the ivy, or the spruce and the prairie- 

 rose, go in practice well together harmoniously ; yet vastly 

 different in form and color. By combining in intricate and 

 inexplicable ways various forms and colors, nature sometimes 

 creates the most enchanting scenery out of strongly opposing 

 elements. Shadbush and hemlock, birch and pine, ever- 

 green mountain laurels beside the deciduous azalea, are 

 examples of such combinations. 



It must further be remembered to take into consideration 

 the quality and nature of soil and location, as one class of 

 plants is especially adapted to one kind of soil, and another 

 to quite a different one. We have seen that the seaside 

 flora is quite different from that of a fertile plain or valley, 

 and these, in turn, differ from the high mountain regions in 

 the nature of their vegetation. But when a garden or park 

 is a finished whole in itself, as the city park or garden must 



