. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. 46 THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDEN. is failing, it is losing its interest for us; but there is manya-flower which is beautiful at eventide and which docs not throw out its fragrance until then—Xicotiana affinis and Milla biflora, for instance. Japanese elements which are desirable for the garden include many ^ such artistic trifles as these I mention, with a pedestal near
. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. 46 THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDEN. is failing, it is losing its interest for us; but there is manya-flower which is beautiful at eventide and which docs not throw out its fragrance until then—Xicotiana affinis and Milla biflora, for instance. Japanese elements which are desirable for the garden include many ^ such artistic trifles as these I mention, with a pedestal near it holding a fan- wood and metal lantern is pre- a thing so beautiful in effect body can forget it. We remember that the word " impression," so care- lessly used, and so often ' carrying with it an idea of superficiality, means in truth a lasting mem- "'ory; and when one pro- duces by artistic means the right impression at first, some one else is apt to carry the memory of it all through their life ! then it is that the saying comes true—"A thing of beauty is a joy ; I think the Japanese try first to produce impressions in their art work, trusting that all good things will follow A Pretty Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Fewkes, A. H. Philadelphia W. A. Burpee
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