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A BEAUTIFUL PARK SCENE 



This park scene consists of an artificial lake in which the 

 neighboring woods are softly mirrored; a beautiful system of 

 walks and drives, just ample for the needs of travel; and a 

 forest of evergreens and other trees that gives a sylvan touch 

 to the whole scene. All the lines meet in a kind of voluptuous 

 content, and over all lies the easy abandon of a happy dream. 

 The evergreens are Pines and Cedars. The deciduous trees 

 are Ash and Maple. The shrubs are Dogwood, Witch-Hazel, 

 Sambucus, Sumac, Prickly Ash and Carolina Roses. 



Note the pleasing curve of the driveway and the deep, 

 beautiful vista that it opens up. 



This is the same park scene which is pictured in colors 

 in my dedication on page 5. I have used this landscape view 

 in some of my advertisements and probably more copies of it 

 have been distributed than of any other one similar picture, 

 over 1,000,000 copies having been circulated at my expense. 

 The place of observation is at an elevated spot from which the 

 ground slopes with a very pronounced declivity, the lake being 

 at the natural water-table. 



EVERGREENS FOR BORDER PLANTING 



A colony of evergreens to separate the front court from 

 the rear. It cannot be too strongly impressed on the mind 

 that a garden means privacy. It is, in fact, an outdoor parlor, 

 to which the family should have access with the freedom of 

 home life. A yard open to public view, in which the owners 

 are always under the stress of dress parade, under the gaze 

 of every passer-by, is simply not a garden at all. The first 

 requisite of a garden is privacy. This is a grove of Norway 

 Spruce, Pines and Firs. 



In such a garden a man can lounge or roam freely, sans 

 peur et sans reproche; also sans coat and sans chapeau. And 

 the ladies! God bless 'em! It is none of my business what 

 they don't wear. But this I know: they can leave their sheath 

 gowns at home and enjoy the freedom of the outdoor air in 

 their sheath Mother Hubbards. 



Plate 86. JEvers'reeus lor Border Pliiiitiiig 



