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Du ding IS out of place, and then cut the lime-trees into shapes 

 to harmonise ' with the stony dreariness thereby created as 



the'land: "" "/"""■ "^'^^ ^"^^^ ^ *° the'sul^ect-wh 

 the landscape-gardener of the future should know. H^ shouMbe 

 m the most complete sense a gardener. He should know all 

 about gardening, whatever he <^d not know. He sho.ldTnow 







Rock-shrubs and trailing evergreens. 



the trees after their kind, from the stateliest forest trees to the 

 lowliest flowering trees-know as far as possible their aspect in 

 age as well as m youth-know the circumstances suited to each 

 as regards soil and position-know their value in the landscape 

 singly or m groups or groves-know their character in all 

 seasons, whether of spring blossoms, summer green, or autumn 



Then there is the important question of floral embellishment 

 Is It to be artistic and natural, of materials which we can grow in 

 the open air ? The mountains and hills and plains of northern 

 and temperate countries must ever be the main source of interest 



