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it be in itself an avowed work of art, yet the influ- 

 ence of time, with the accompaniments of trees and 

 creepers, may have given it a character of nature 

 which ought to be as little disturbed as is consistent 

 with comfort : for after all the character of nature is 

 more pleasing than anything that can be given by art. 

 At all events, the character of dress and artificial 

 neatness ought never to be suffered to encroach 

 upon the park or the forest ; where it is contrary to 

 propriety as it is to beauty, and where its intro- 

 duction by our modern landscape gardeners affords 

 one of the most memorable instances of any recorded 

 in the history of fashions of the extravagant absurd- 

 ity with which an insensate passion for novelty may 

 infect a whole nation. " 



The problem of how to plant around buildings should 

 be solved by considering the house or stable as distinct 

 and yet related, each one to be treated individually and 

 collectively, especially with due regard to the general 

 effect. The more the outbuildings are screened from 

 the house the better, but there may be a like graduated 

 treatment adopted as was shown in the case of the pas- 

 sage of the pleasure ground to the garden. The land- 

 scape treatment of the territory of the outbuildings 

 and vegetable gardens needs as careful study as any 

 other part of the estate in order to make a harmonious 

 general effect. 



Prince Puckler writes thus in Hints on Landscape 

 Gardening: 



