THE VOICE OF nature for the expression of human sentiment 



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and so humanizes and spiritualizes nature- 

 may be worked out in many ways. One way to 

 accent this human element in the garden is to 

 place in it accessories of the nature of garden 

 furniture. Of course, unless the garden be spa- 

 cious, it is a mistake to crowd in such acces- 

 sories. But no garden, however small, is alto- 

 gether complete if it lack a seat or two located 

 in some spot conducive to quiet thought, with 

 some fragrant thing, such as the Sweet Brier, 

 growing near, and some charming bits of the 

 garden to be easily seen. And whatever else is 

 missing in the garden, the sun-dial must not be 

 lacking. The sun-dial has been beautifully 

 called the "garden altar." Is it not fitting? 

 Nothing so impressively sounds the religious 

 note of the garden. 'There is a mystery of 

 eternity in a sun-dial" as it marks the shadows 

 passing. "Amidst ye floweres I tell ye houres" 

 is a very old motto for the dial face, and noth- 

 ing tells us better of life passing on into eter- 

 nity. The sun-dial should be placed in the very 



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