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dismantled and the plants dispersed, in one 
case the garden broken up for building land, 
in another left without a tenant. Money 
alone cannot make a garden of this descrip- 
tion. It requires years of knowledge and a 
true feeling for colour and grouping as well. 
In such cases as these, how splendid it would 
be were the Government to have the power to 
purchase for the benefit of the public such 
gardens, even if they are not close to a big 
town. Recreation grounds and parks are pro- 
vided for the people of big towns, why should 
not gardens be provided for the purpose of 
educating that portion of the public who 
really improve the face of the land by their 
gardening ? 
