2 INTRODUCTORY 



the magic of colour and the glory of form, and may quicken 

 sympathy with Nature in her brighter moods." 



With these few words of introduction the Author invites 

 the attention of his friends and readers to the following 

 pages in the hope that they may prove helpful to many, 

 and may perhaps assist some to a fuller appreciation of 

 the many joys and pleasures and rewards which come to 

 those who devote themselves to the cultivation of the most 

 beautiful things round and about their own home. 



