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GARDENS AND THEIR MEANING 
carefully as you do the flowers. Plan, as has already been said, 
for a succession of bloom extending from May to late October. 
Any one who will select his plants with this in mind can have 
a garden gay with blossoms the whole season long. Above 
all, remember that a fussy garden can never be beautiful. 
STRAIGHT IS THE LINE OF BEAUTY 
The charm of a flower bed, as we probably agree, depends 
a great deal upon its harmonious arrangement. The vegetable 
garden, on the contrary, does not indulge in any picturesque 
effects. Its beauty lies in severe simplicity and scrupulous 
care. In spite of copy-book precepts — in this case at least — 
straight is the line of beauty. This will never be better dem- 
onstrated than by a visit to some flourishing market garden. 
