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purchasers eager for the property but, more- 

 over, that he no longer desired to sell. 



This experience is not as exceptional as it 

 might at first thought appear. As a matter of 

 fact very few persons are found nowadays who 

 deny that value, of the sort estimable in dollars 

 and cents, as well as beauty, can be added to a 

 home by the judicious planting of the yard. 

 No matter how imposing a house maj' be or 

 how perfect arid harmonious the lines of its 

 architecture, or how well its interior may be fin- 

 ished and furnished, all suffer when the yard is 

 neglected. On the other hand, though the house 

 itself be old and weather-worn, it can be made to 

 assume an attractive appearance if it be sur- 

 rounded by trees, vines, shrubs and flowers, 

 carefully selected, wisely situated, patiently 

 cultivated. 



These facts are no longer questioned, if, in- 

 deed, doubt of a serious nature was ever op- 

 posed to them. All of us have learned the 

 value of a city beautiful, and most of us admit 

 the value of a home beautiful. If we do not 

 contribute to the one or disregard the other, 

 it is not for lack of knowledge but rather be- 

 cause of indifference. But even this indiffer- 

 ence is gradually disappearing and to-day we 



