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flower box and dangle on the veranda? Even old boats have been 

 robbed of their privilege of taking that last peaceful journey to Davey 

 Jones' locker and instead have been filled with dirt for the display of 

 cactus and vinca, while sailing a stationery journey in a sea of grass. 



These, and many other mistakes, will be avoided by adhering to 

 the following dont's. 



1 . Don't clutter up the lawn with horticultural specimens, round 

 flower beds, iron dogs or other things of doubtful character. 



2. Don't make your places conspicuous and showy. 



3. Don't feature exotics and horticultural creations of questionable 

 value. 



4. Don't forget to see your place as others see it. 



And last of all, don't let your love for flowers or plants blind you 

 to the appearance of your place as a whole. Think of beauty not as 

 it is expressed in the individual thing alone, but in its relation to all 

 things about it. It is then that there will be a realization of careful and 

 tasteful expression of individuality in the grounds as well as in the home. 



Fig. 41 The formal garden should, in most cases, be an extension of the lines 

 of the house 



