THE AIMS OF LANDSCAPE-GARDENING 21 



The different styles of architecture have cul- 

 minated at various periods, but each, during its 

 development, has been understood and appre- 

 ciated by all classes of persons and has really formed 

 part of the life of the nation or nations where it 

 came to its greatest perfection. 



Poetry and the art of verbal expression kept pace 

 with music, sculpture, and architecture, and at 

 present no art exerts a greater influence. One 

 can scarcely imagine a civilization without books. 

 Literature, indeed, lies at the foundation of modern 

 life. 



Painting and the graphic arts reached the high- 

 est development they have attained somewhat later 

 than the arts that have just been named. The 

 development of the fine art of making pictures, in 

 so far as they represent landscapes, is compara- 

 tively recent. Such pictures now form an impor- 

 tant part of the paintings seen in art galleries, 

 public buildings, and residences. They appear 

 abundantly among the illustrations of books and 

 periodicals. 



Landscape-gardening is now in the process of 

 development. One or two generations ago there 

 were less than a half dozen firms following this pro- 



