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18 concealed, and the rays are pene- i an indication of want of invention. The 

 trating, a thin shower falling among | country is covered with new residences 

 them, produces at times delightful ef- [ in the Elizabethan style ; and there is 

 fects. ' a sameness that is rather tiresome, and 



" The variety of green tints is very I far from being so picturesque as the 

 great, and their disposition of import- castellated, with all its modern incon- 



ance. Green is a mixture of blue and 

 yellow, and the predominance of either 



ruities. 

 "Dwelling-houses should be arranged 



must be studied. A different suit of for comfort, and, where means are at 



colours appears in the autumn, the yel 

 low prevailing, but mixed with red in- 

 stead of blue, which seems to disappear 

 from the tints of autumn. Some trees 

 change colour early, as the horse-chest- 

 nut; others late, as the beech and oak. 

 Advantage should be taken of this, and 

 trees arranged accordingly. Evergreens 



command, also tor elegance and gran- 

 deur, both internally and externally. 



" The ruins of ancient buildings pro- 

 duce a most pleasing effect, and they 

 ought to be preserved ; but it would be 

 preposterous in our day to build that 

 which is felt to be impressive only 

 when in a state of ruin. This is a sub- 



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should generally be so disposed as to ject not altogether separated from land 



form a mass when other trees are naked ; 

 but, in some situations, single pines and 

 firs, if room be given to them, produce 

 a fine effect. 



" When a house is to be built where 

 trees already abound, difficulties will 

 occur in choosing a site. It is danger 

 ous to cut down trees before the build 



scape gardening 



" When a professor finds buildings in 

 his way, it is his business either to hide 

 them or to exhibit them to the best ad- 

 vantage." — Card. Chron. 



Under this general head it would be 

 misplaced to enter more fully into de- 

 tails ; for these will be found, under 



ing has been erected ; and yet effects \ their appropriate titles, in other pages, 

 may not be brought out, so as to assist , and chiefly borrowed from Mr. Whate- 



in the choice, without thinning. It is 

 al.so difficult to conduct roads where 

 trees stand thickly ; in such a case the 



ley, who has published more correct 

 views upon the art of tastefully arrang- 

 ing grounds than any man who has ever 



landscape-gardenershould proceed with ' written upon the subject. 



great caution, removing first such trees I A taste for landscape-gardening, like 



as are not in themselves worthy of a ■ that for the higher order of painting, 



place 



sculpture and other fine arts, is the 



"The disposition of water, where ' slow product of wealth and easy leisure, 



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sheets of it are to be interspersed with 

 trees and shrubs, has a fine effect in 

 certain situations when managed with 

 judgment. But we cannot teacfi judg- 

 ment any more than taste, both being 

 gifts of nature. 



" Of all tilings connected with land- 

 scape-gardening, buildings are often 

 most offensive ; and we find the gross- 



and is distinct from a love of flowers 

 evinced alike by the young and the 

 aged, the intellectual and the illiterate. 

 In the United States, as might be ex- 

 pected in a new country, the mass are 

 too busily engaged in the every day 

 cares of life to devote attention to such 

 objects — but few comparatively, " the 

 architects of their own fortunes,"' hav« 



est defects of taste frequently displayed | acquired the means to indulge in luxu- 

 both in their style and position. Many ' rious expenditures. We are, however, 

 persons are apt to associate external acquiring taste on this and kindred sub- 

 nature with the state of society in time jects, and with the increasing wealth, 

 long past. This is an error that has ; the general education and superior in- 

 led to many trespasses against nature's telligence which characterize the Ame- 

 rule. A man will build a castle be- j rican people, there can be no doubt 

 cause the situation he fixed for it is a that long before we can be called an 

 commanding one, and would have an- [ old nation, our tastes will have been 

 swered all the purposes of defence in refined, and our capacity to appreciate 

 a rude state of society. His taste leads the beautiful largely developed. Al- 

 him into expense, and to the sacrifice ' ready we have evidence of" tlie march 

 of convenience and comfort. The adop- of improvement," as exhibited in the 

 tion of former styles shows taste in pretty cottages, with their decorated 

 some instances; but we rather think it i grounds, around our towns and cities} 



