LAYING OUT OF GROUNDS. 



landscape Gardening. 



IS it an art or a trade that I propose for discus- 

 sion ? I think it is an art. The backwoodsman 

 would not agree with me ; there are many plethoric 

 citizens who would not agree. Good roads, and paths 

 laid where you want them, and plenty of shade trees 

 is there anything more than this in the laying out 

 of grounds ? Is there any finesse, any special aptitude 

 requisite, or anything that approaches the domain oi' 

 art in managing the matter, as such matter should be 

 managed ? 



I think there is ; and that it is an art as yet, in 

 this country, almost in its infancy ; and yet an art 

 instinctively appreciated by cultivated persons wher- 

 ever it declares itself, whether upon a small or a large 

 area. 



