34 n tbe Stubs of IRatural Scenery. 



nature, the gardener, besides cultivating his taste, will lay 

 up a store of knowledge which it is difficult to find in any 

 other way. And this knowledge will be needed by the 

 future landscape gardener. Already now, such costly dis- 

 play as the gorgeous, and in its way effective, carpet 

 bedding, is passing away, and it must be admitted, that it 

 never excited any true and enthusiastic admiration. Ob- 

 serve, on the other hand, with what genuine pleasure 

 everybody, rich and poor, rambles among the wild flowers 

 of field and wood, and it is easily seen what gardening 

 must become before it will be sincerely appreciated. It is 

 the simple and unaffected that is admired in art as in 

 nature. But aside from this study of natural scenery, 

 there is much to be learned from the gardens and gardening 

 of the present time. The parks of the larger American 

 cities are fine models in many respects, but as to the smaller 

 gardens we must necessarily learn of other countries, for it 

 is a well-known fact and a cause for regret that America 

 with all its wealth has no villa or cottage gardens worth 

 mentioning. 



May we not hope that this will be different some day, 

 and that our suburbs will not always have so many 

 uncared for, weed-grown lots littered with empty tin cans,, 

 badly kept " yards," and impassable roads. 



