Utility versus Beauty 



buried out of sight, in the rush which is 

 sure of a periodical return. 



For this reason August is a month Auf^ta 

 which I delight in, for then there is a * 

 moment's breathing-space before the fruit 

 harvest and the terrible " second crop " 

 are again upon the carpet. It is a good 

 time for grading and sodding before the 

 autumn rains. With care, and a ball of 

 earth, some of the hardy shrubs can be 

 moved ; if it has been a dry summer, now 

 is the chance to put in some evergreens 

 and to remodel your beds of dwarfs. But 

 no sooner do we get fairly to work, and 

 the general effect begins to improve and 

 ideas to take shape, than the marsh, 

 which usually claims the whole late fall, 

 and the months of March and April, puts 

 in an appeal for drainage, and, presto! 

 the men who were engaged in ornamental 

 work are whisked away, and you can only 

 see the tops of their heads above the edge 

 of a pile of dirt, as they burrow their way 

 along an unsightly ditch. 



Then comes September with its pears p fars atfrf 

 and apples. Your own fruit is a fine thing somfcare - 

 to have in theory, beautiful to look for- 

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