. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Flor/st. 1429 InK them with proper deference to modern knowledge or clifect, got a harmonious com- bination that Is very Kratcrul to the eye. Mrs. Vandcrbllt. tho elder, of course, for the younger Is always given her first name, Andrew Carnegie ami William I>. Sloanc. have all made New York their debtor by lighting up Its general ugliness with gar- dens that are masterpieces of tho art. Tho Italian garden has tho greatest vogue because It was so well adapted to tho beautifying of a limit
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoS. The American Flor/st. 1429 InK them with proper deference to modern knowledge or clifect, got a harmonious com- bination that Is very Kratcrul to the eye. Mrs. Vandcrbllt. tho elder, of course, for the younger Is always given her first name, Andrew Carnegie ami William I>. Sloanc. have all made New York their debtor by lighting up Its general ugliness with gar- dens that are masterpieces of tho art. Tho Italian garden has tho greatest vogue because It was so well adapted to tho beautifying of a limited space, but the landscape artist refuses to conllne himself to that style, or to neglect constantly developing opportuntlcs for novel offecls. The recent leap of Japan to the front caused the discovery that In laiulsoapo gardening, as in everything else, the little brown men of the east had their lesson to teach the Occident, and In consequence Japanese gardens are becoming Increas- ingly frequent. At Los Angeles. Cal., Mrs. Randolph Miner has a fine example of how the gardeners of Nippon arrange the surroundings of their finer homes. It is filled with unexpected effects, pools, dells and oddly contrived piles of stones and occasional Images. Grass, of course, plays an important part in all developments of the landscape gardener's art. and the raising of the proper kind forms one of the hardest prob- lems he has to face. In the United States It Is difficult to duplicate the velvety lawns of England. Our climate is so hot and given to such sudden changes that the grreensward requires constant attention. and does not always reward care by tlie proper kind of beauty. The wild garden, the attempt to dupli- cate the natural conditions of nature. forms another favorite artifice. This re- quires liberal space and the most artistic treatment. It is a garden of surprises. To come unexpectedly on .a glen, a deeply wooded nook, a pond of water lilies or a deeply shaded bit of primitive
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