Progress of Ilorlicidlnrc. 3 



scribing Mr. Dovvning's residence,* we have already alluded 

 to this, and slated what, in our opinion, was the cause of the 

 increased interest which was apparent in the vicinity of our 

 large cities. . This taste is but the commencement of a better 

 state of things, which, by the aid of Mr. Downing's volume 

 upyn the subject, we hope will be more speedily brought 

 about. We have already commended this work to our read- 

 ers. Until its appearance, we were not aware that so many 

 places of interest to the landscape gardener were to be found 

 in the country. But from Mr. Downing's excellent descrip- 

 tions of Blythewood, Hyde Park, and other residences on the 

 Hudson river, we have among us examples of parks and 

 pleasure grounds, which, if not equalling in their high keeping 

 and details, English residences of the same extent, may be 

 studied by every planter of ornamental grounds with great 

 instruction. 



No. 1, of our series of illustrations of the principles of 

 landscape gardening, intended with a view to aid in laying out, 

 planting, and ornamenting groinids, has already appeared. It 

 will be followed by others, of greater and less extent of sur- 

 face, and will include residences varying in size from a quar- 

 ter of an acre to a hundred acres. We have now in view the 

 plans of two or three fine places, which will appear in the 

 course of the volume. 



Aboriculture. 

 Nothing can appear more strange to a lover of ornamental 

 trees and shrubs, particularly to those who are acquainted 

 with a great portion of our native species, than to see with 



* We regret that in the haste of writing out our account of Mr, 

 Downing's grouiKls, (Vol. VII., j). 401,) part of which was from 

 memory, that some errors occurred, which should be corrected. 

 They are as follows: — 



On ]). 407, two lines from the top, when speaking of the ample 

 dimensions of the hall, we stated "ten hy twelve feet," which should 

 read "sixteen by twenty feet." The lii)rary, instead of occu|)ying 

 the satrie space as the hall, is "eiirhteen by twenty feet." Our read- 

 ers will see the injustice we did to Mr. Downing's taste, in making 

 the rooms so small. P. 408, four lines from the "oottom, "P. Groomu" 

 should read " f . picta," and "P. intermedia" should read "P. 

 Groornti." Since our visit to Mr. Downing's place, a handsome 

 Gothic entrance gate has been erected, in the place of the Grecian 

 one which we noticed. — Ed. 



