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some cluster of saplings or a few full grown trees ; of if not 

 these, at least some tall growing bushes along the fences, all 

 of which, by a little exercise of this leading principle of cow- 

 nectio?i, can by the planter of taste, be made to appear with 

 few or trifling additions, to divaricate from, and ramble out of 

 the park itself. Where the park joins natural woods, con- 

 nection is still easier, and where it bounds upon one of our 

 noble rivers, lakes, or other large sheets of water, of course 

 connection is not expected ; for sudden contrast and transition 

 is there both natural and beautiful. 



In all cases, good taste will suggest that the more polished 

 parts of the lawns and grounds should be those nearest the 

 house. There the most rare and beautiful sorts of trees are 

 displayed, and the entire plantations agree in elegance with 

 the style of art evinced in the mansion itself When there is 

 much extent, however, as the eye wanders from the neigh- 

 bourhood of the residence, the whole evinces less polish ; and 

 gradually, towards the farthest extremities, grows ruder, until 

 it assimilates itself to the wildness of general nature around. 

 This, of course, applies to grounds of large extent, and must 

 not be so much enforced, where the lawn embraced is but 

 moderate, and therefore comes more directly under the eye. 



Such are the principal rules to be observed in arranging 

 the plantations, and improving the grounds of a residence in 

 the modern style. A scene, thus arranged, well grown, and 

 afterwards well kept, would undoubtedly be considered beau- 

 tiful. Whether the expression or character would be that of 

 natural beaut j/ or picturesque beauti/, would not only depend 

 upon the original features and character of the place, but also 

 upon the manner in which the plantations were arranged and 

 kept. If the object aimed at be simply the production of gen- 

 eral or natural beauty, it will be eflfected by choosing, in the 



