16 LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 



terial he uses makes an appeal to the senses of smell, 

 taste, and feeling not made by the other fine arts. 

 In illustration of this appeal, think of the smell of 

 the rose, the woods, the meadows, the sweetbriers, 

 the hundreds of flowers of the old-fashioned gar- 

 den, the taste of fruits, sassafras and all the prod- 

 ucts of vegetation, the feel of a mullein leaf, the 

 bark of trees, the velvety lawn, the polished sur- 

 faces of cherries, the breeze from the sea, the water 

 in the swimming pool, the snow and ice of winter. 



Landscape-gardening, more than any other art, 

 makes use of the natural sciences. Geology, bot- 

 any, and chemistry are of special importance, and 

 there is hardly any line of study that will not make 

 the landscape-gardener better equipped for the 

 work he has in hand and better able to meet and 

 discuss with his clients the many subjects that go 

 with the development of land. Even if one should 

 not intend to take up landscape work as a pro- 

 fession, there are few subjects the study of which 

 will do more for one's general culture. An appre- 

 ciation of attractive scenery will add to the enjoy- 

 ment of life, the pleasure of reading and to one's 

 interest in the history of the world. The Japanese 

 have professors of the arrangement of flowers and 



