The Rescue of an Old Place 



leaves, and down the face of the rock 

 straggles a Blackberry-vine, as perfect in 

 outline and graceful in sweep as if it had 

 been drawn by the hand of a Japanese ar- 

 tist, each cluster of finely serrated leaves 

 having a distinct value against the mottled 

 stony background, which also gives a fine 

 relief to the groups of flowers and ferns 

 that cluster at the base of the pool. 



In such a situation nothing showy 

 should find place, but only those things 

 which might naturally grow around a for- 

 est-spring. The little Cresses along the 

 brook, the tender Forget-me-nots, the fine 

 small Grasses, the water-weeds and ruby 

 Lobelia, that have been wisely set here to 

 enjoy the moisture, add to the wildwood 

 charm of the pool with its tinkling water. 

 A 7AsM Taste has gone hand in hand with na- 

 ture and produced a lovely picture, deli- 

 cate in detail, fine in color and grouping, 

 harmonious in general composition. Mi- 

 nute the space is, almost, as a Japanese 

 garden, but the effect is dignified and po- 

 etic. It is not mere prettiness that charms, 

 but the true artistic feeling with which the 

 idea has been conceived and executed. 



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