A correspondent, writing from a town in Massachusetts, wishes to know how to establish himself as a landscape gardener, for which, from education and experience, he believes himself to be well suited. He has advertised repeatedly and failed.

We have often stated that one of the greatest wants of the day in all our large towns and cities is good landscape gardeners. There are hundreds of well-to-do people anxious to employ them, and, for want of finding them, have to endure men who scarcely know one tree from another. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent annually by mere graders and contractors for gentlemen desirous of getting good work done, simply because they do not know where to find the proper men to do what they desire.

But there is an art which cannot be taught by an Editor in a magazine, and that is, the art of making one's self known to the community around him. We will, however, tell a true story which will illustrate what we mean, and in its application perhaps some one may profit.

" I understand," said a rather needy-looking individual to the writer of this, many years ago, "that your friend Mr.------ has made a fortune and intends to build himself a fine house. Do you know just where he proposes to locate it?" " Just right over in the middle of that corn field," he was told. Further conversation disclosed that the young man believed he had special talent for an architect, but was wholly unknown in the vicinity. Some months later when the owner of that land was within reach, the poor young man was on hand with a plan of a building just suited as he thought to that location. The owner put him off with the remark that he had his own ideas, and did not want to look at any plan. But he finally did look, and objected to this, that and the other, to all of which the young man paid particular attention. He was finally told that he need take no trouble in the matter, that the owner had his own architectural friends, whom at the proper time he proposed to consult, and who no doubt would work out his ideas to his entire satisfaction. But in less than a few days the young man again appeared with another plan.

The owner of the land was at first reluctant to grant another interview, but gave in finally, and was surprised to find how nearly the stranger had caught up the idea of his wants from the casual conversation. Seeing that he had a person of real talent and genius before him, he gave him an order to make a plan. The end of it was that the young stranger got his first job, a $50,000 house, and he finally became one of the most distinguished architects of Philadelphia. This was the beginning of the career of the late Samuel Sloan.

After all, is not this the way of all successful business or professional men, even down to the much abused tree pedlar ? They have all to let people know in some way or another that they have just what these people want, or they would starve.

It is no use to write to an Editor to ask where the particular individuals are who require good landscape gardeners; all the Editor can say is that he knows there are profitable engagements for hundreds of them. To find them in each individual case is however an art which, though he can and has in the past successfully practiced, he is incompetent to teach.