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midst of lawns. None is so benighted as to ac- 
quire these things now, assuredly; but alto- 
gether too many which have lasted over remain 
to afflict long suffering humanity. Their com- 
plete demolition is the only solution of the ach- 
ing problems which they create, for they came 
into popular favor in the black-walnut-and- 
hair-cloth era, along with the “ Italian villa ” — 
a period growing famous — or infamous — for 
its execrable taste, as we come more and more 
fully to realize. 
Most garden makers, however, are spared 
these iron zoological specimens, happily; so it 
is a question of selection only and not of de- 
struction first, when garden ornaments of a 
plastic nature are to be considered. Personal 
taste will naturally influence here, of course; 
but if it can be restrained from more than in- 
fluencing, if it can be held back and not allowed 
actually to guide or finally to determine, the 
results will usually be happier. This is not be- 
cause individual taste in matters of art may not 
be of the very highest order, but because taste 
of even a high order may fail to take into con- 
sideration all the difference in circumstances 
and conditions which a garden environment 
involves. 
First of all, for instance, it must be kept in 
