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an art, and the more it is restored to its 

 legitimate position, the more nearly will 

 it be brought into kindred with architec- 

 ture. " It is thus Kemp fitly writes. 



For suburban places and small country 

 estates, where there is little opportunity 

 for variety and irregularity, the formal 

 garden, with its symmetrical uniformity, 

 its walks bordered with box or holly, its 

 green alleys and bowers of topiary work, 

 its parterres, vases, statues, fountains, and 

 sun-dials, is well suited. So also in the 

 squares and small parks of cities this form 

 of garden art might be introduced with 

 excellent effect, while at the same time 

 it would serve an admirable means of 

 instructing the people in the evolution 

 of horticulture. In a modified way, these 

 gardens were more or less adopted by our 

 forefathers in New Bngland as pleasant 

 reminders of other homes across the 

 sea. 



"It appears to me that it is an inesti- 

 mable advantage as it regards our gardens, 

 that the former taste of the nation has 

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