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of landscape art, — England became the Garden of the 

 World. With but the scantiest indigenous flora, yet 

 the trees of every clime enrich and diversify the land. 

 With a cool and moist climate, where but few fruits succeed 

 well in the open air, yet the pine-apple, orange, grape and 

 fig are the products of many of her gardens. 



From the remotest region of a kingdom, on whose do- 

 minions the sun never sets, have been gathered, through 

 the energy and intelligence of gentlemen of taste, and the 

 enthusiasm, perseverance, courage and adventurous spirit of 

 numerous botanical collectors — who suffered every priva- 

 tion, and even death, that they might add one more exquisite 

 form to the thousands already reclaimed from the desert, the 

 mountain or the plain — all the great phalanx of varied, cu- 

 rious, splendid and majestic objects which have contributed, 

 by their number, their variety, and by their disposition for 

 landscape effect', to produce that picturesque beauty which 

 is the prevailing character of the modern or English garden. 

 If there are any scenes which bring to recollection the sub- 

 lime description of Paradise in that immortal poem — 



" the crisped brooks, 



Kolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, 



With mazy error under pendent shades, 



Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed 



Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice art 



In beds and curious knots, but nature boon 



Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain " — 



these are to be found at Chatsworth and Trentham, at 

 Cliveden and Woburn Abbey. 



