Reviews. — Downing on Landscape Gardening. 265 



point to it with pride and pleasure, and without fearing to 

 compare it with any transatlantic work of the kind. Under 

 these circumstances, it might be expected that the American 

 public would extend to it the usual support and encourage- 

 ment which it has generally given to works of a national char- 

 acter, yet, we regret to say, the number of its subscribers is 

 at present scarcely sufficient to defray the expenses of its 

 printing. It cannot be expected that a sufficient sale can be 

 found among botanists only, many of whom feel unable to 

 purchase it, and it ought to look for support to those who are 

 always ready to encourage a meriterious national work, wheth- 

 er it is immediately connected uiih their own pursuits or not. 

 It will scarcely be believed that its excellent publishers in this 

 city only supply twelve copies to subscribers and purchasers, 

 of whom only seven are inhabitants of Boston; but we feel 

 confident that very many of its citizens only need to under- 

 stand the claims of the work, and an opportunity to become 

 subscribers, to manifest their usual and well known public 

 spirit and liberality. O. 



Art. II. A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape 

 Gardening.^ adapted to A^orth America, with a view to the 

 improvement of country residences; comprising Horticultural 

 sN'oii CCS and general principles of the art, directions for laying 

 out Grounds, and arranging Plantations, the description and 

 cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the 

 house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial tea- 

 ter,jioiPer gardens, 4"C., with remarks on rural architecture; 

 illustrated by engravings. By A. J. Downing. 1 vol. 

 royal octavo; 451 pages. New York, 1841. 



If there was any evidence wanting to show the rapid in- 

 crease of horticultural taste in this country, none could be 

 better given than the simple fact of the publication of three 

 works devoted wholly to, or bearing upon, the subject of garden- 

 ing, in the short space of one month, viz., the work at the head 



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