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left but fo many detached and fcattered trees, as foftened 

 the approach of gloom and blended a chequered light with the 

 thus lengthened fiadows of the remaining columns. 



Succeedlng artijis hâve added new niajler-jîrokes to thefi 

 touches j perhaps improved or brought to pcrfeSiion fome that 

 I bave mimed, The introduBion qfjoreign trees and plants, 

 which w€ owe principally to Archibald duke of Argyle, con- 

 tributed ejfentially to the richnefs of colouring fo peculiar 

 to our modem landfcape. The mixture of various greens, the 

 contraji of forms between our for ejl- trees and the northern 

 and Weji-Indian frs and pines, are improvements more ré- 

 cent than Kent y or but îîttîe known to him. The iveep- 

 ing-willow and every forid Jhrub, each tree of délicate or 

 boîd leaf are new tints in the compoftion of our gardens^ 

 The laji century ivas certainly acquainted with many oj thofe 

 rare plants we now admire, The Weymouth-pine has long 

 heen naturalized hère, the patriarch plant fill exijis at 

 Longkat. The light and graceful acacia was know?i as 

 early ; witnefs thofe ancient Jlems in the court of Bedford-^ 

 houfe in Bloomjbury-fquare -, a7id in the bijhop of Londons 

 ^arden at Fulham ar^ many exotics of very ancient date* 



1 doubt 



