Beautifying the Farmstead. 



necessity or the exercise of good taste, probably the latter, in an 

 honest endeavor to meet recognized needs by the most direct methods. 



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Fie. 2. A comfortable place to cat and sleep, but not all a home should be. Compare 



with figure 3. 



More recently, styles in city and suburban buildings have changed 

 almost as rapidly as styles in clothing. Apparently the prevalent 

 idea -has been to make as much show as possible with the funds at 



FIG. 3. The building shown in figure 2 made homelike and attractive by suggested 



plantings. . 



command, with little regard to the real purpose to be served. TThat 

 is more, the planting of trees, shrubs, and flowering plants has 

 been largely neglected, and city and suburban styles have been 



