278 ON CHINESE GARDENS. 



the luxuriance of these scenes, the Chinese Artists plant vines of 

 different coloured grapes near many of the trees, which climb up 

 their stems, and afterwards hang in festoons from one tree to ano- 

 ther. 



In all their open groves are kept young broods of pheasants, 

 partridges, pea-fowls, turkies, and all kinds of handsome domestic 

 birds, who flock thither, at certain times of the day to be fed ; 

 they also retain in them, by the same method, squirrels, pe-che- 

 li-cats, small monkies, cockatoos, parrots, hog deer, spotted ca- 

 pritos, lambs, Guinea pigs, and many other little beautiful birds 

 and animals. 



The trees which the Chinese Gardeners use in their open groves, 

 and also for detached trees, or groupes of two, three, or four toge- 

 ther, are the mountain-cedar, the spruce, silver, and balm of 

 Gilead firs, the larix, the smooth stemmed pine, the arbor vitae, 

 and cypress ; the weeping willow, the u-kyew-mu, the birch, the 

 maple, the western walnut, arbeal, tulip acacia, oak, elm, and all 

 others that grow in picturesque forms ; and whenever they loose 

 their natural shape, either by too quick vegetation, or other acci- 

 dents, they endeavour to reduce them to an agreeable form, by 

 lopping off their exuberances ; or by forcing them into other direc- 

 tions. The Indian, or horse-chesnut, the lime, and some others 

 of a stiff, formal growth, they never use detached ; but find them 

 on account of their rich verdure, their blossom, and abundant 

 foliage, very fit for thickets, woods and avenues. 



They have particular plants for the dressed gay parts of the 

 Garden ; others in their wilds and scenes of horror ; and others 

 appropriated to monuments and ruins ; or to accompany buildings 

 of various sorts ; according as their properties fit them for these 

 different purposes. 



In planting, they are nicely attentive to the natural size of their 

 plants ; placing such as are of humble growth in the front ; and 

 those that are higher, gradually inwards : that all may be exposed 

 to view at the same time. They appropriate certain plants to low 

 moist situations ; and others to those that are dry and lofty ; 

 strictly attending therein to Nature: for though a willow, say they, 

 may grow upon a mountain, or an oak in a bog, yet are not these 

 by any means natural situations for either. 



The lakes and rivers are well stored with fish and water-fowl ; 

 all the vessels are contrived for fishing, hunting, and other sporls 

 that are profitable as well as entertaining ; and in their borders 



