abroad. It will be readily seen that any of these particular gardens are 

 adaptable to your local conditions with perhaps two or three plants substi- 

 tuted in place of ones that are grown in quarters where such gardens have 

 originated. 



WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A GARDEN 



Every one who owns a home, whether it is a large or small one, is 

 greatly interested in the effect and general appearance of its surround- 

 ings. The average man points with pride to his hedge of tea roses or his 

 clematis arbor. In a neighborhood of homes the grounds that are willfully 

 neglected are invariably the ones that are least attractive and the ones 

 that are worth the least money. 



A man is said to be judged by the company he keeps a home should 

 be known by the beauty of its surroundings. If artistic surroundings and 

 gardens were very costly (as they are when a landscape gardener is re- 

 quired), it would be very logical for few homes to boast of these attractions, 

 but since this simply- worded book, "California Gardens," has been placed on 

 the market, the barrier has been entirely removed and any home may now 

 have a garden of surprising beauty and color harmony. 



Eugene O. Murmann 



Post Office Box 998 

 Los Angeles, California 



