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F'or GARDEN PERFECTION SHistory records nô storyof gardens inore excellent than those% of our own tiorth shore. Evén incéluding in the flne old gardens, the history, the *raditions,: the 'entdless weàlth .and illed effort, ,-their associations, we Pleasure. still would not exchange Our delight- fui' American Naturalîstic gardens for tbe Moorishi, the Japanese, the. French or the Italiian, characteristic gardens. Yet we have by no meanis attained perfection. There 'are some veryfew "I but in general we have stili far to go. 'In deve lop ing the picturesque we may stili accomplisb great tbings. In the art of color effects, and in the adaptation of perfume'qqalities, 'wc h:ave hardly bégum. In painstakingly working out of minute detail, wbere is there a gardeti to, which tbe fullest devotion bas been givenP To produice for you a master painting, you would expect first' to procure a master, and then to' ar- range that ýhe might spend monthi. Uni seclusion, living only for' the pro-, duction "of tbe masterpiece. When do we ever give that. last full measure. of devrotion to the pro-'1i duction of a flower border or the building up' of 'a door.yard. turf? HOME INCLIJDES INDOORS AND OUTDOORS With thie dawning' of a genyeral1 consciotusness that the lawn and gardens area part of tbe home, the same as the sleeping room, the dining. room, the réceptions room, m-e corne Ito think of the front lawn as the show room, the gardens as the play room, the lounging rooni, the leisure room, the churnmy room, the place to exercise, to entertain our best friends, to withdraw from the com- plicities of life, to ponder deeply, andI to again -get in tune with the pur- ernism and care. SihaI1 we expectý Iess in the outdoors, tbough it bas the open air and floo>ding sunshinc. How many of our friends ever se-,'~ tbe parlor rug? Every passer.-by sees the front lawn. Let the cozy garden retreat be aï comfortably furnisbed- and as devo- edly contrivýedas tbe, indoor. Iounging room. GARDSNING POSSIBILITIES create pictorial copsition, which the landscape pantr possesses. Then too he is dealing with constant- ly changing colors as the seasons ad- vance, dealing toô with the constant change ini the living parts of bis picture. The,,terin"prof essiiônal"does flot, in .sure skill; nor'does the désigna-- tion "amateur" necessarily' implv lack of skill.* Good work may also be turned out by one l.acking in great skill, but at greater cost of ime and. material, efforts somewhat. lost in the process of building up and tearing down, which is nesessitated by Iack of cither skill or knowledgç. The grand old gardens of the lIandàs across the seas are just so bc- cause of years, yes centuries of effort, of patient and persistent pursuit of one. plan,. definite purposes and knowledge gained by. experiment with the specific problems- of thé 'one garden. In the historic estates of ro . lt 9 the grand old walls help mightily ini bringing about this unity' of bouse and grounds. How skillfully' the japanese Con-. trive to .bring into their borne. scenes many outside views,. mirrored' lakes,., distant mountains, neighbor.ing groves of mighty trees. Yet here in 'America, in the central West, we bave our own Natural type, natural, stili having marvelous cbar-. acter, a wortby unity, witb o utstand- itii purpose, with a display 'of taste for real beauty, so free f rom tbe overstressing ofany one quality. Intbe gardens of Cbicagoland, each bousebolder may' express and enjoy iîis own preference, his liking for evergreens, bis color scbeme, bis ap- preciation, of tbe'formai garden, the wild garden, tbe terraces, and stili iiot go, beyond tbe bounds of our own general ,style. The Moorish style came to Spain fro.;i tbe Syrians and Persians. So our style Is a compos- ite, made u p of likable qualities and features, filtering .in. f rom maqy sources. Garden A dviser- 1of cfllcks. The gardener's puls.e speeds Up wit ,the irst bird arrivais and the, swélling buds. 1 speajc ier boy v bossy R ck Gardés »1IVWa"rre igàt,, GIeiq~ sons artisans. Let'us plan with you.. in the f urther ixnprovement of your present grounds -no possibilities for unusual and beautiful devel- opments are overlôoked by our artists. We wilI gIodIy couler with you ansd advisq tithot charge or obligation.' a Win914