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well as produce an effect that is full of repose, 

 permanent and restful. Masses do the same, 

 as opposed to the nervousness of scattered treat- 

 ment and its consequent clutter. 



Just as a room with plenty of simple, broad, 

 unornamented spaces is refreshing and like a 

 tonic after an interval spent in the curio-col- 

 lection type of apartment, so is a garden free 

 from all bizarre effects when contrasted with 

 the nurseries of vegetable color marvels which 

 some are deluded into planting. Purple forms 

 of beech tree and barberry bush are practically 

 the only variations from typical foliage color 

 which are tolerable; these two are indeed very 

 beautiful in the right place, as a matter of fact. 

 But remember that restraint is always safer than 

 extravagance, and that the small garden is per- 

 force denied many things which a larger place 

 may indulge. 



