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PRACTICE OF GARDENING 



Part III. 



triangles, or trapeziums, the 

 more minute parts, charac- 

 terised by lines rather than 

 fonns, such as avenues, rows, 

 clumps, and stars, &c. are 

 contained in parallelograms, 

 squares, or circles. In regard 

 to the parts, masses and ave- 

 nues should extend from the 

 house in all directions, so 

 far as to diffuse around the 

 character of design ; and as 

 much farther in particular di- 

 rections as the nature of the 

 surface admits of, the distant 

 beauties suggest, and the cha- 

 racter of the mansion requires. 

 In disposing these masses, 

 whether on a flat or irregu- 

 lar surface, regard will be had 

 to leave uncovered such a 

 quantity of lawn or turf as 

 shall, at all events, admit a 

 free circulation of air, give 

 breadth of light, and display 

 the form of the large masses 



of wood. Uniformity and 



variety as a whole, and use 



as well as beauty in the parts, 



must be kept constantly in 



view. Avenues, alleys, and 



vistas, should serve as much 



as possible as roads, walks, 



lines of fences, or screens of 



shelter or shade ; but where 



this is not the case, they should 



point to some distant beauties, 



or near artificial objects, to be 



seen at or beyond their termi- 

 nation. The outer extremities 



of artificial plantations may 



either join natural woods, 



other artificial scenes, culti- 

 vated lands, or barren heaths 



or commons. 



7206. When artificial plant- 

 ations join natural woods, the 



avenues, alleys, and circular 



glades of the former may be con- 



Sef so" St P S w^rfthe natural wood begins, and the artificial plantation ends 

 may not b^s-e'rable. In aid of this effect, the sort of — ^^^jgH 

 scenes, should also prevail in the adjoining parts o ^^^^^^uatian 

 scenes join other artificial scenes, nothing can be easiei ^ b y™^X boundaries of 

 of avenues, strips, or masses, so far to unite the two ^>""«^™X? There 

 each while the two mansions will thus each borrow a splendor from the otner. 

 are stiU existino- proofs of the attention paid to this subject in ^ m ^ tim ^ a '^Z 

 of which oc ms in the apparent connection by avenues between Blenheim, Ditchley, 

 :ndte C ythr C op, though the Lt mansion is nearly ten mi les .£ tanl ^from the £* 



7207. men artificial scenes jam cultivated lands, if thos * /^f *'* with such reci- 

 strips, hedge-rows, square or round clumps in ^ ^^^ ^^Z^btsc^ 

 procal disposition of lines or forms as the case may suggest wdl continue 

 of artificial plantation ; and where roads are ^^^ ™fi cial sc ' ene / 



