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not to make It too excitingly variegated. Don't 

 attempt an Italian garden on twenty-five feet by 

 sixty. Don't build terraces, or flights of steps, 

 unless the land slopes, or plant all the different 

 things that the seedsmen's catalogues offer. 

 Keep to a simple scheme. Indeed, It Is a mighty 

 pleasant yard that has just grass In the middle, 

 and roses all around. The trouble Is that 

 roses will not bloom forever; and again, most 

 folks do want a little versatility In their crops. 

 And all the same, I grow more and more to be- 

 lieve In a certain amount of formality In a gar- 

 den. Proper division of the space at your dis- 

 posal gives the best results, because you practise 

 economy. The wild garden Is a joy when there Is 

 enough of It; but a back yard left to whatever 

 happens to grow there Is unsightly, and If you 

 throw about a quantity of seed of wild flowers, 

 and let them come up without tending, the result 

 Is not much better. There will be no color har- 

 mony In your arrangement, for there can be no 

 arrangement, and the plants will choke one an- 

 other. We may enjoy wild life, but we do not 

 declvllize our homes for that reason. We would 

 not fill our parlors with the lumber of the woods, 



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