148 THE GARDENER'S COMPANION 



In all my lists of trees and plants I have given 

 only the most well-known and well-tried varieties, 

 for in making a new garden it is necessary to get 

 a furnished look to begin with, and some good- 

 sized bushes and plants to make shelter for more 

 precious and uncommon things, which can follow 

 a little later ; also, I think the first object should 

 be to make a good and pleasing effect, not to allow 

 your garden to become a mere botanical collection 

 of plants, which can only be a pleasure to compara- 

 tively few people, but rather to create that which 

 gives an idea of peacefulness and brightness to 

 all who see it, and makes them feel inclined to say 

 " What a pretty garden ". 



I need hardly say that I do not mean by this 

 that you should avoid having rare and choice 

 plants; on the contrary, I would advise you to 

 grow as many uncommon things as possible, not 

 just because they are uncommon, but select care- 

 fully, and by degrees, what will grow well in your 

 particular soil, and what will make a good effect in 

 that particular situation which you wish to fill. 



Remember that the beauty of any plant depends 

 on its doing itself justice. A weedy miserable speci- 

 men of some rare plant can be no pleasure to 



