THE LURE OF THE 
GARDEN 
INTRODUCTION 
I N spite of its material of green leaf and fragrant 
flower, a garden is the work of man. It requires 
human care, human companionship, human love; 
and yields a return that is peculiarly mingled of nature 
and art, bestowing upon any who enter its exquisite 
precincts something of the sanity, wholesomeness, and 
simplicity of the world of out-of-doors, together with 
the better portion of the grace, interest, and social 
charm of the world within the house. Its fountains 
murmur a lilt not too distant from the laughter or the 
tears of those who carved the stone basins into which 
the water drips. In bower and green way a compre¬ 
hending solitude lies waiting for whoever comes to 
seek its quiet pleasures, and there is hardly a mood 
known to man for which the garden has neither solace 
nor inspiration. While any gathering of friends or 
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