POSSIBILITIES OF THE FUTURE 



part of every human life ; careless of maintaining our 

 own, careless of invading that of others. 



A town need not be unlovely nor even monotonous 

 because its gardens are hidden. On the contrary, gar- 

 den walls and gates, as a previous chapter endeavored 

 to establish, can be wonderfully beautiful and various, 

 assisting successfully in making the streets unique and 

 picturesque. In the open country, hedges and fences 

 not too easily seen through are sufficiently protective, and 

 are capable of adding greatly to the charm of country 

 roads ; while no town of considerable size should be 

 satisfied until it possesses well-planned and carefully 

 kept up public gardens. 



The little city of St. George, in Bermuda, is an ex- 

 cellent example of the beauty to be attained by walled 

 town gardens. The quaint, narrow streets run be- 

 tween walls of varying height, over which fall the flam- 

 ing branches of hibiscus or the long purple streamers 

 of bougainvillea. And everywhere arched or pillared 

 gateways lend sudden, surprising glimpses of the de- 

 lightful gardens within those walls. Now and again 

 one comes upon an enchanting court separated from 

 the street by charming arches and paved with the om- 

 nipresent white coral, while within, a tree throws its 

 shade over narrow beds of white lilies against white 

 walls, or the intense scarlets of geranium, pomegranate, 

 and hibiscus kindle the whole to radiance. 



No arrangement of open spaces conventionally 



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