Chap. I.] 



THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. 



tJbey everywhere find variety and some interest, even if high 

 merit is rare : the same is the case in painting, in sculpture, 

 m music, and indeed in most arts; hut in that which should 

 possess it more than any other, and is more capable of it than any 

 other, there is as a rule little to be found. This is not merely the 

 case with the flower-garden and its adjuncts ; it prevails in wood, 

 grove, shrubbery, and in everything connected with the garden! 



ROCKY GROTTOES IN BANKS, CLOTHED -WITH IVY. 



These serve for shelter or garden-stores ; a suggestion for those w/io (mild hideous wooden 

 sintctures for such purposes. 



What attempt is made in our parks and pleasure-grounds to give 

 an idea of the dignity and beauty of our hardy trees ? How rare 

 it is to see in any garden a tithe of the beauty afforded by 

 deciduous shrubs ! Hitherto our gardening has been governed by 

 two schools — by one of which a few, or comparatively few, plants 

 are grown ; while by the other, the botanic-garden school, every 

 obtainable thing is grown, be it ugly or handsome. What we 



