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branches produce naturally a different cha- 

 racter. 



Lightnefs alfo is a charafteriftic of beauty in 

 a tree : for tho there are beautiful trees of a 

 heavy, as well as of a light form ; yet their 

 extremities muft in fome parts be feparated, 

 and hang with a degree of loofenefs from the 

 fulnefs of the foliage, which occupies the 

 middle of the tree, or the whole will only be 

 a large buih. Such is the horfe-chefnut, the 

 form of which is commonly unpleafmg. From 

 pofition indeed, and contrail, heavinefs, tho in 

 itfelf a deformity, may be of iingular ufe in 

 the compofition both of natural, and of artificial 

 landscape. 



A tree alfo muft be well-balanced to be 

 beautiful. It may have form, and it may 

 have lightnefs ; and yet lofe all it's effect, by 

 wanting a proper poife. The bole muft appear 

 to fupport the branches. We do not wifh 

 to fee it fupporting it's burden with the per- 

 pendicular firmnefs of a column. An eafy 

 fweep is always agreeable -, but at the fame 

 B 3 time 



