House and Garden 
PARTIAL VIEW OF THE LILY POND AND IRIS BED 
the ferns and most impor¬ 
tant the lakes and brooks. 
Japanese methods of 
landscape gardening al¬ 
ways combine the art of 
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permanent and artistic 
beauty, equally attractive 
in winter (the ultra-aes¬ 
thetic consider it more so) 
as in summer. It is claim¬ 
ed that the finest funda¬ 
mental details are better 
seen in winter than when 
hidden by the summer fo¬ 
liage. Be this as it may, 
the garden shows up much 
rugged beauty when wrap¬ 
ped in a coating of snow, 
with its bold rocks, storm- 
swept evergreens and clear 
waters. In this instance 
BEGINNING THE GARDEN 
the gardener has com¬ 
bined this garden with 
the surrounding country, 
which is of a beautiful 
undulating character, 
thus blending his work 
with the principal sur¬ 
rounding features. There 
are several distinct and 
charming views and it 
matters not which way 
the eye turns no ugly or 
disfiguring background is 
found, but in every direc¬ 
tion a perfect picture is 
seen. 
Any Japanese garden 
is the direct opposite of 
the Italian or other 
formal gardens with their 
carefully trimmed trees 
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