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objects, which should be looked at separately ; consequently they 

 do not pleasantly intermingle with the graceful forms and effective 

 tints which are characteristic of the lawn. As the place is too 

 small for many large trees, a few ornamental kinds are planted 

 here and there in pleasing conjunction with the shrubs. The 

 laundry yard is placed as much out of the general view as 

 possible, on the north end of the house. It is surrounded by a 

 lattice fence covered with Virginia creeper and honeysuckles. 



Such, in general, are a few of the principles which can be 

 applied to our small places, and when they become universal, the 

 art of gardening will have accomplished much for the happiness 

 of man, for as Pope says: "I pity the man who has completed 

 everything in his garden." The art of gardening when properly 

 understood is ever bringing forth new pleasures and perpetual 

 enjoyment. 



Discussion. 



Rev. Calvin Terry expressed a strong interest in the subject of 

 the lecture. The general subject has many important features, 

 and in speaking of it a selection must be made. He had often 

 wondered why so many persons who have a small piece of ground, 

 as is common in every country homestead, do not have a garden. 

 The possibilities of such a possession are almost unlimited, — 

 vegetables in variety, freshly gathered every day, all through the 

 season, instead of stale ones from the markets at exorbitant 

 prices ; choice, luscious fruits through the entire year, beginning 

 with strawberries and cherries, and then other berries in their 

 season ; apples, the prince of all fruits, throughout the year ; 

 with plums, peaches, pears, and grapes, all in their seasons, and 

 of the varieties preferred ; always fresh from the plants or trees, 

 and at a large saving of expense and avoidance of doctors' bills. 

 Again, one's higher nature is aroused, gratified, and developed, 

 for man is not a mere animal. Cultivation of the garden excites 

 an interest in Nature and her works. The spirit of intelligence 

 manifested in every growing thing commands attention and starts 

 into activity one's curiosity ; and every effort to gratify this 

 impulse adds to the power to see and to understand better the 

 natural laws of life and growth. The person who thus learns to 

 observe may notice that the roots of a tree will sometimes grow 

 farther on one side than on any other, and stretch out yards or 



