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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 
