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" extreme, should be used with caution, as 

 " they will produce light or dark spots, un- 

 " less properly blended with other shades of 

 " green, and balanced by them. The fir tribe, 

 " in general, has not a natural look upon 

 " islands on a small scale ; but should a mix- 

 " ture of them happen to prevail on the 

 " other banks of the water, the Cedar of Li- 

 " banus would remarkably suit the situation 

 " I have just mentioned ; and that, and the 

 " pine-aster, in place of the poplar rising 

 " behind it from amidst laurels, arbutus, &c., 

 " would form altogether a combination of 

 " the richest kind. 



" All the plants which I have hitherto 

 " mentioned, are such as take root on dry 

 " land, or at least above the surface of the 

 " water ; but there are others which grow 

 " either in the water itself, or in ground ex- 

 " tremely saturated with moisture, and there- 

 " fore must, of course, be suited to the cha- 

 " racter of islands. These are the various sorts 

 " of flags, the bull-rush, the waterdock, &c. ; 

 " to which may be added, those plants which 

 " float upon the surface of the water, such as 

 " the water-lily. From the peculiarity of 

 " their situation and of their forms, and from 



