INTRODUCTION. 



one of her special favorites. He becomes a 

 man of wealth. Being a man of taste, en- 

 dowed with an active sympathy for the charms 

 of nature ; alive to the keenest relish for land- 

 scape- beauties ; he has seen in his travels 

 some of the fairest specimens of nature's 

 handiwork in forest scenery, and resolved 

 on forming a country-seat where he 



" with unsparing hand, 



May cull the beauties of each land, 

 And blend them in that favored spot," 



and aim at producing in one whole a pleasing 

 picture of garden scenery, out of the mate- 

 rials nature has scattered so bountifully in 

 various parts of the world. 



To aid the mechanic in the choite of pro- 

 per trees for his dwelling, and in their pro- 

 per treatment ; to assist the active business 

 man in most effectually embellishing his 

 residence, and combining the most beautiful 

 with the most useful, and to point out to the 



