THE GARDEN AND ITS ACCESSORIES 



all suitable for the embellishment of gar- 

 dens, and if we use these mediums right 

 and fashion them in the spirit that our 

 daily needs require, we can make our gar- 

 dens homelike and equal if not superior to 

 those of Italy that have been so exten- 

 sively copied, but for the most part with 

 little regard for their fitness to American 

 conditions. Instead of pretentious cas- 

 cades, temples and marble statuary we 

 should have fountains and pools, summer- 

 houses and arbors, seats and sun-dials, and 

 whatever will give the garden a homelike 

 air. 



As for the garden setting, our North 

 American landscape is fully as imposing 

 as that of the old world, and we have a 

 richer and more varied foliage. Our cedars 

 and rhododendrons compare favorably with 

 the cypresses and laurels, and our summer 

 climate much resembles that of Southern 

 Europe in spring and autumn. 

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