THE LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFUL 



effect once achieved in landscape gardening 

 will not stay fixed. The long time required 

 to secure results in the best sorts of land- 

 scape work also brings in difficulties. The 

 situation becomes particularly awkward 

 when, through the lapse of time, several 

 different landscape gardeners are employed 

 successively on the same piece of work. 

 Many of the best things that have been done 

 have been necessarily managed in this way, 

 and in such instances it is a puzzle to decide 

 whether one man or another should have 

 the praise for achievement or the blame for 

 failure. 



Yet, in spite of difficulties, it seems wise 

 and proper to classify some works of art as 

 masterpieces, whether in literature, painting 

 or landscape architecture. It is always good 

 to recognize merit. It is always worth while 

 to give large attention to the best things. 

 Every masterpiece becomes a standard by 

 which other work is measured. It becomes 

 an example all workers may emulate. It 

 marks the goal toward which every am- 

 bitious artist presses forward. As we seek 

 to promote better work in landscape archi- 

 tecture, particularly by setting up higher 

 standards, we should improve every oppor- 



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