S2 LANDSCAPK GAIIDENING. 



conceits. The production of an accordant whole is, on 

 the contrary, capable of affording the most permanent 

 enjoyment to educated minds, everywhere, and at all periods 

 of time. 



After unity, the principle of Variety is worthy of con- 

 sideration, as a fertile source of beauty in Landscape Gar- 

 dening. Variety must be considered as belonging more to 

 the details than to the production of a whole, and it may 

 be attained by disposing trees and shrubs in numerous dif- 

 ferent ways ; and by the introduction of a great number of 

 different species of vegetation, or kinds of walks, ornamental 

 objects, buildings, and seats. By producing intricacy, it 

 creates in scenery a thousand points of interest, and elicits 

 new beauties, through different arrangements and combi- 

 nations of forms and colors, light and shades. In pleasure- 

 grounds, while the whole should exhibit a general plan, the 

 different scenes presented to the eye, one after the other, 

 should possess sufficient variety in the detail to keep aUve 

 the interest of the spectator, and awaken further curiosity. 



Harmony may be considered the principle presiding over 

 variety, and preventing it from becoming discordant. It, 

 indeed, always supposes contrasts, but neither so strong nor 

 so frequent as to produce discord ; and 'variety, but not so 

 great as to destroy a leading expression. In plantations, 

 we seek it in a combination of qualities, opposite in some 

 respects, as in the color of the foliage, and similar in others 

 more important, as the form. In embellishments, by a great 

 variety of objects of interest, as sculptured vases, sun dials, 

 or rustic seats, baskets, and arbors, of different forms, but all 

 in accordance, or keeping with the spirit of the scene. 



To illustrate the three principles, with reference to Land- 

 scape Gardening, Ave may remark, that, if unity only were 



