OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



tos and rustic benches, and in the treat- 

 ment of rocks, woods, springs, and other 

 natural features, it was our endeavour to 

 produce nothing which was not already 

 there, but to enhance, as far as our taste 

 and judgment allowed, the natural fea- 

 tures of the location. 



Thus the Meister, in planning his 

 avenues, followed the natural indications of 

 the land. The woods were cleared of 

 unsightly rubbish, and trees pruned, or cut 

 out only where they crowded each other 

 unduly. Otherwise they were left wild. 

 The weeds and overgrowth on ledges and 

 boulders were cleared away, and an occa- 

 sional touch of rugged stone exposed, and 

 highest triumph of all the rank, ugly 

 swamp was metamorphosed into a charm- 

 ing pond, with brook and waterfall. 



This last was no small achievement for 

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