XIV INTRODUCTION. 



one of her special favorites. He becomes a 

 man of wealth. Being a man of taste, en 

 dowed with an active sympathy for the charms 

 of nature ; alive to the keenest relish for land 

 scape- beauties ; he has seen in his travels 

 some of the fairest specimens of nature s 

 handiwork in forest scenery, and resolved 

 on forming a country-seat where he 



&quot; with unsparing hand, 



May cull the beauties of each land, 

 And blend them in that favored spot,&quot; 



and aim at producing in one whole a pleasing 

 picture of garden scenery, out of the mate 

 rials nature has scattered so bountifully in 

 various parts of the world. 



To aid the mechanic in the choite of pro 

 per trees for his dwelling, and in their pro 

 per treatment ; to assist the active business 

 man in most effectually embellishing his 

 residence, and combining the most beautiful 

 with the most useful, and to point out to the 



