LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. 



of whatever architectural beauty they may possess, the 

 areas themselves would form beautiful additions to the 

 attractions of the street by giving a rich finish to its sides, 

 and the apparent width of the streets would be increased 

 by the depth of the areas on each side. In the progress 

 of taste and civilization, men are gradually coming to 

 perceive that fences, under any circumstances, are objec- 

 tionable, and are only endurable as matters of necessity, 

 when they should be as simple and inconspicuous as pos- 

 sible. They have been banished from cemetery lots, 

 which they have so long been suffered to disfigure, and 

 often at enormous cost to the proprietors. They have 

 disappeared from all the public squares and small parks 

 in New York City, and the additional beauty conferred by 

 their removal is almost incredible. The next step will be 

 the removal of area railings, and I am confident the day 

 is near at hand when we shall wonder that we could ever 

 have expended so much money to injure so greatly the 

 appearance of our streets. 



