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ventional mood and arrayed like Solomon in at 

 least part of his glory. Such a room would really 

 be out of place in the ordinary house, in any house 

 of modest proportions. 



Architects, garden and otherwise have a way of 

 talking their clients into doing or allowing them 

 to do many things that the clients do not desire; 

 it is part of their profession and the more lan- 

 guages they can use the more successful they are. 

 Unless your own taste is entirely lacking it is well 

 to have it reflected to & certain extent in your 

 home. You may spend much time in explaining 

 your ideas to an. architect, and he will listen at- 

 tentively and say a just so;" and "I grasp your 

 feeling exactly;" and then he will go off and carry 

 out his own ideas for which you have to pay. In 

 garden-making it is much better to be responsible 

 for your own failures, to be able to take advantage 

 of your own experiences. If you are not satisfied 

 with the way the flowers look the first year, dig 

 them up and start again. You will have twice 

 as much fun and in the end the solidest sort of 

 satisfaction. 



Before planting trees and shrubs you should 



