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schemes. What was satisfying the first year, has 

 later brought about unhappy combinations. It is 

 this fact that should be impressed on everyone's 

 mind, if they wish a perfect lay-out. 



Probably everybody who has become interested 

 in floriculture finds the same difficulty in obtaining 

 exactly what they wish. It is often hard to match 

 ideas with reality. This is another reason for curb- 

 ing one's impatience. The right things are sure to 

 be found, that is if one is willing to take time. 



It is when comparing the gardens of the old 

 world with those of to-day that we are impressed 

 with the atmosphere of the twentieth-century gar- 

 den, where nature is encouraged to be genuine 

 rather than artificial. This is the height of success, 

 the bringing into harmony of paths, ornaments, 

 and flowers, omitting gaudy effects or over-crowd- 

 ing with marble fragments. Simplicity should be 

 the key-note in arranging this part of our ground, 

 a simplicity that has been worked out by careful 

 thought for it means hard study to obtain natural 

 effects. 



There are many materials from which our foun- 

 tain can be manufactured. The most expensive of 

 these are marble, terra cotta and manufactured 



