Art Out-of-Doors 



our acres be many or our square rods be 

 few; make sure that, given our special site 

 and our special tastes, it is a good scheme ; 

 and then consider our plants and other ma- 

 terials, not chiefly for their individual 

 charms, but for their value as factors in the 

 general picture we desire. I fear I shall say 

 this very often; but if it could be said a 

 hundred times a year to every owner of 

 American ground, it would be a good thing 

 for all the people who live in America. 

 SO 



