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but inspiring to live with. In succeeding chapters I hope to 

 show you a better series of pictures of English gardens than any 

 you have ever seen. They were nearly all taken by Mr. E. J. 

 Wallis, who is said to be one of the best garden photographers in 

 England. You will please notice that many of the most "Eng- 

 lish" effects are produced by American plants. And except 

 where the contrary is stated beneath a picture, every garden effect 

 pictured in this book we can reproduce in America. 



And to paint these home pictures we need chiefly Ameri- 

 can material. We must face this deadly parallel: 



WHAT WE REAtLY PLANT WHAT WE OUGHT TO PLANT 



70% European trees and shrubs and horti- 70% American trees and shrubs, t. e., 



cultural varieties native to America 



20% Chinese and Japanese 20% Chinese and Japanese 



lo% American 10% European and horticultural 



