OUT-OF-TOWN PLACES 



and with great independent beauties in them- 

 selves; but it is quite possible that both these 

 classes of workers may fill their designs ad- 

 mirably, and yet steer clear of the great prin- 

 ciples of the art I purpose to discuss. It is 

 an art which takes within its purview good en- 

 gineering and good architectural work, and 

 good gardening, and good farming, if you 

 please; but which looks to their perfect ac- 

 cordance — which dominates, in a sense, the 

 individual arts named, and accomplishes out 

 of the labors of each a congruous and capti- 

 vating whole. 



Good farming, good gardening, good en- 

 gineering, and good architecture may stand 

 side by side upon a given estate, and yet, for 

 want of due conception of what the landscape 

 really demands for its completed charm, the 

 effect may be incongruous and unsatisfying. 

 Over and over again a wealthy proprietor 

 seeks to supply the somewhat that is lacking by 

 inordinative and cumulative expenditure: he 

 may thus make outsiders wonder and gape; he 

 may also secure a great asemblage of individ- 

 ual beauties ; but the charming oneness of effect 

 which shall make his place an exemplar of taste 

 and a perpetual delight is somehow wanting. 



The true art of landscape gardening lies in 



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