CONTENTS 



SECTION I. 



HISTORICAL SKETCHES. 



Objects of the art, page 18. The ancient and m3dem styles, p. 21. Theil 

 peculiarities, p. 23. Origin of the modern and natural style, p. 31. Influenca 

 of the English poets and writers, p. 32. Examples of the art abroad, p. 38. 

 Landscape Gardening in North America, and examples now existing, p. 40. 



SECTION II. 



BEAUTIES OF LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



Capacities of the art, p. 61. The beauties of the ancient style, p. 62. 

 The Beautiful and the Picturesque ; their distinctive characteristics, with 

 illustrations drawn from nature and painting, p. 63. Nature and principles of 

 Landscape Gardening as an imitative art, p. 66. The Production of Beautiful 

 Landscape, 67. Of Picturesque do., 68. Simple beauty of the art, p. 78. 

 The principles of Unity, Harmony, and Variety, p. 80. 



SECTION IIL 



WOOD AND PLANTATIONS. 



The beauty of trees in rural embellishments, p. 85. Pleasure resulting irom 

 their cultivation, p. 88. Plantations in the ancient style ; their formality, p. 

 89. In the modem style, p. 94. Grouping trees, p. 95. Arrangement and 

 grouping in the Graceful school, p. 101. In the Picturesque school, p. 102 



