BER CULTURE. 121 
“Qardens are to be seen which haye been planned and 
planted utterly regardless of all rules of landscape gardening. 
Those who have a knowledge of the art cannot refrain from 
noticing the blunders that are made, and it is particularly 
annoying to them to see fine grounds, which might have been 
rendered exceedingly interesting, utterly ruined by injudi- 
cious planning and planting. The owners of such grounds, 
though they know nothing about gardening, feel that they 
have made grave errors, but that it is beyond their power to 
correct them. One of the mistakes most frequently com- 
mitted, is that of planting indiscriminately—leaving no 
breadth of turf, and destroying the lawn without realizing 
any effects from the plantings. If we look about us we shall 
see how often this occurs; yet it seems very strange that 
gentlemen who have spent thousands upon a house, would be 
willing to sacrifice beautiful grounds by careless planting. 
The same attention and care which are bestowed upon the 
house should be devoted to the garden, in order that the 
house and its surroundings may present one harmonious 
whole. Another common error is that of planting trees 
which attain large size, in small lots. A tall elm or Norway 
spruce, or other large trees, is very much out of place on a 
small lawn. There is no excuse for errors of this kind, for 
there are numbers of trees of secondary size, which can be 
employed with advantage.” 
If the lawn be spacious, a couple of columns similar to the 
one illustrated on page 120 (fig. 89) can be cheaply constructed 
and painted, and covered with vines and flowering plants, 
all affording a rich and continuous field for the bees, and 
adding wonderfully to the general effect. Fig. 90 illustrates 
a residence with a narrow front lawn, decorated neatly, but 
cheaply. 
If a pond or considerable depression occurs in the grounds, 
it can be transformed very easily into a beauty-spot, and be 
made to contribute to the profits derived from the apiary, as 
also to the pleasure of the beholder. Where golden rods, 
wild bergamot, asters, and other honey plants grow sponta- 
neously in the neighborhood, we would give them the prefer- 
ence in cultivating, as they would be hardier, more easily 
developed, and neighbors not keeping bees would be encour- 
