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of elegant vases, sundials, or statues, should the proprietor 

 choose to display his wealth and taste in this manner; but 

 these decorations would be totally misapplied in the case 

 of a plain square edifice, evincing no architectural style in 

 itself. 



In addition to this, there is great danger that a mere 

 lover of fine vases may run into the error of assembling 

 these objects indiscriminately in different parts of his 

 grounds, where they have really no place, but interfere 

 with the quiet character of surrounding nature. He may 

 overload the grounds with an unmeaning distribution of 

 sculpturesque or artificial forms, instead of working up 

 those parts where art predominates in such a manner, by 

 means of appropriate decorations, as to heighten by con- 

 trast the beauty of the whole adjacent landscape. 



With regard to pavilions, summer-houses, rustic seats, 

 and garden edifices of like character, they should, if possible, 

 in all cases be introduced where they are manifestly appro- 

 priate or in harmony with the scene. Thus a grotto should 

 not be formed in the side of an open bank, but in a deep 

 shadowy recess; a classic temple or pavilion may crown a 

 beautiful and prominent knoll, and a rustic covered seat 

 may occupy a secluded, quiet portion of the grounds, where 

 undisturbed meditation may be enjoyed. As our favorite 

 Delille says: 



"Sachez ce qui convient on nuit au caractere. 

 Un rcduit ccartc, dans un lieu solitaire, 

 Peint mieux la solitude encore et 1' abandon. 

 Montrez-vous done fidele a chaque expression; 

 N'allez pas au grand jour offrir un ermitage: 

 Ne cachez point un temple au fond d'un bois sauvage." 



LES JARDINS. 



Or if certain objects are unavoidably placed in situations 

 of inimical expression, the artist should labor to alter the 

 character of the locality. How much this can be done by 

 the proper choice of trees and shrubs, and the proper 

 arrangement of plantations, those who have seen the differ- 



