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mental objects, which carry the form and 

 outlines of the buildings into the garden 

 and adjacent grounds, is more closely 

 allied to Architecture than the others, the 

 subject necessarily requires here brief 

 consideration. 



There are certain general principles in 

 Architecture that must be recognized by 

 those who would succeed in Garden Art. 

 Of these may be mentioned Fitness, Pur- 

 pose, and Style. Fitness is seen not only 

 in the proper arrangement of the dwell- 

 ing, but in its situation as regards salu- 

 brity and comfort, and in the material 

 of which it is constructed. The principal 

 objection to wood, which is so universally 

 used even in the suburban districts of 

 New England, lies in its lack of solidity 

 and durability, qualities which are essen- 

 tial in building material. On this point 

 Downing 1 very truly says : "In point of 

 taste, a house built of wood strikes us the 

 least agreeably, as our pleasure in behold- 

 ing a beautiful form is marred by the idea 

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