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should be particularly well studied. The 

 object must never be lost sight of. Pleasure, 

 in its broadest sense, is generally a main 

 object; this is always to be derived from a 

 perception of the beautiful. Unity, harmo- 

 ny, and appropriate fitness, are the essential 

 elements of beauty ; to these, then, must the 

 planter's efforts turn. 



40. The relation or fitness of a tree to the 

 subject in connection with it, will be one of 

 first importance in the study of effect. A 

 tree, beautiful in some situations, and in con- 

 nection with some objects, will fail to please 

 under other circumstances. A tree out of 

 character is as offensive to the ciiltivated 

 mind as would be a dress of the finest satin 

 on the back of a beggar. So, an idea at- 

 tached to a tree by association, gives it a 

 character which cannot be removed from it 

 without violence. A traveller, accustomed 

 to associate the cypress or yew-tree with 

 churchyards or monuments, would be pain- 

 fully struck on meeting an avenue of them 

 leading to a mansion. The same ideas hold 

 good in the peculiar character of trees, as 

 well as in their associations. A magnificent 



