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he seek out some tangled corner, where the 

 expiring hollyhocks, wind-buffeted and lean- 

 ing, keep company with the feathered sprays of 

 the tardy starw^ort. 



After all, the whole question is the simple one 

 of good taste, harmony in details, and due 

 consideration for utility and consistency 

 throughout the garden. 



With some of us the sense of what is fitting 

 comes instinctively, with others it has to be 

 learnt. The purpose of this book will be well 

 served if it be the means of helping the latter 

 to recognize the significance of art in the 

 garden, and of showing the way to a point of 

 view in matters horticultural, which, in spite 

 of ever-increasing popular interest in the sub- 

 ject, hitherto has not received sufficient con- 

 sideration from those who essay the task of 

 garden making. 



