2 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



its fogs and clouds, its hail and snow, its storms and 

 calms. It comprises night and day and all the 

 seasons. It includes the rocks, and all material and 

 living things within its boundaries. 



Why seek to make the country beautiful ? To 

 many persons this question and its answer may seem 

 unnecessary, the love of the beautiful is so nearly 

 universal. To say that anything looks well usually 

 secures its adoption or approval. Still, there are 

 some persons who seem to be indifferent to appear- 

 ances, and for them a few thoughts may be helpful. 



Nature, from the greatest snow-covered mountains 

 and broadest seas to the tiniest pollen-grain or 

 smallest of spores, is beautiful and perfect. Happi- 

 ness comes in largest measure to those who live in 

 closest harmony with nature. It has been said that 

 beauty pays, and this is undoubtedly true. A farm 

 that looks well, other conditions being equal, will 

 sell for more than one that appears bare and ugly 

 or slovenly. A beautiful horse or cow, or an at- 

 tractive dish or tool, will bring the highest price. 

 But if one thinks of dollars and cents only, one does 

 not get the full meaning of the word "pays." 

 Beauty pays by giving pleasure to those who see 

 it. One can help to make one's country more 



