100 PARKS AND PLEASURE-GKOUNDS. 



Probably some of our readers may remember the use 

 which Martin, the painter, makes of the cedar of Leb- 

 anon, in his Illustrations of Paradise Lost. In the 

 same way attention may be directed to the tulip-tree, 

 the weeping birch, the purple beech, the deodar cedar, 

 the araucaria, and many others which will readily sug- 

 gest themselves to amateurs in arboriculture. Of 

 course, it is not intended that such stunted curiosities 

 as may be necessary in botanic gardens, should be 

 thrust forward into undeserved notice ; but where 

 rarity of occurrence, or quaintness of structure, is 

 combined with beauty or vigor of growth, these quali- 

 ties should always be taken advantage of. The reader 

 will find this subject pursued at greater length in a 

 subsequent chapter. 



. Walks in the Pleasure-grounds. — Certain leading 

 walks are required in the grounds attached to a coun- 

 try residence. One or more passing' from the mansion- 

 house through the pleasure-grounds, will be found 

 necessary. Another, proceeding from the drawing- 

 room front, or principal terrace, may direct its course 

 to the flower-garden, the kitchen-garden, or other ob- 

 jects of interest. These walks should also lead to the 

 places from which the finest views are seen. For pur- 

 poses of recreation, and the proper exhibition of the 

 grounds, a variety of secondary walks are needful. As 

 a general rule, it may be noted that all narrow walks 

 should be avoided. On all walks in pleasure-grounds, 

 three persons, at least, should be able to walk abreast, 

 a qualification which will require them to be at least 

 seven feet wide. "When narrower than this mark, 

 walks produce an unsociable disjunction of a party, 

 and mar that conversational enjoyment which is one 



