1Tn Iftew 



must do so in another way than by copy- 

 ing her piecemeal. They ought indeed 

 to be imitators but not copyists, transcrib- 

 ing her spirit, and not her individual 

 expressions ; her general countenance 

 and aspect, and not her particular feat- 

 ures. " l 



The Beautiful or Gardenesque form of 

 landscape gardening is characterized by 

 the freedom of nature. The grace, beau- 

 ty, and harmony which belong to it may 

 exist alone, or it may be blended to a 

 certain degree with the Picturesque. At- 

 tempts at the artificial production of un- 

 dulations of the surface of the ground, 

 except to the most limited extent, is a 

 foolish expenditure of time and money 

 for private individuals to undertake. The 

 plantations, composed of trees and shrubs 

 selected for their luxuriance and sym- 

 metry, should be so grouped as to afford 

 them full development, and in thinning 

 out those of native growth, the same laws 

 must be followed as occasion may demand. 

 1 How to Lay Out a Garden, by Edward Kemp. 

 149 



