BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS 



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characters. Our minds are influenced by what we con- 

 tinually look upon, and if we must look upon ugly land- 

 scapes, we tend to grow sordid and ugly in spirit; on 

 the other hand, if we grow up in a home and school 

 surrounded by beautiful natural scenes, our lives must 

 grow more refined and appreciative. 



FIG. 72. BEAUTIFUL HOME GROUNDS 



Principles of landscape gardening. 1. Provide an 

 open unbroken greensward in front of the house. There 

 is nothing more ornamental than a wealth of green 

 grass. It furnishes the canvas upon which the land- 

 scape gardener draws his picture. It should not be 

 daubed up with circular flower beds or other artiricial 

 things. 



