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almost sure to see many things of interest and 

 some that may be adapted and used with pleasure 

 and profit. 



It is not necessary to travel far, or one may go 

 as far as he pleases, for most every city or even 

 towns of fair size, and frequently in the open 

 country, there will be found be'autiful and more 

 or less pretentious plantings that may be viewed 

 with delight and something definite learned from 

 them. 



Just by way of illustrating what may be learned 

 by such a trip we are going to go over one such 

 route with you in this chapter and point out 

 what we have seen and what we have learned that 

 is of pertinent interest, in the space of just a few 

 short hours. 



We have picked out that stretch of country 

 lying between Asbury Park, one of New Jersey's 

 bright garden spots, and traveling northward 

 along the coast to Long Branch, and inland to 

 Little Silver and Red Bank down the Rumson 

 Road. 



Within this comparatively small compass there 

 are compactly grouped together, large and pre- 

 tentious mansions with elaborate grounds and 

 beautiful landscape effects, other beautiful homes 

 less pretentious in their size and scope, and then 

 the modest dwelling as well, but with grounds 

 beautifully and artistically planted, making each 



