ON LANDSCAPE GARDENERS 



street trees presents a well-marked rhythm 

 like that of martial music. 



It is not to be assumed that this prin- 

 ciple—or any of these principles — was 

 explicitly formulated by Olmsted himself. 

 Olmsted was too great an artist to operate 

 upon any formula. The idea was first 

 pointed out to me by my friend Mr. George 

 A. Parker, who by acquaintance with 

 Olmsted, by broad knowledge of his work, 

 and by deep sympathy with everything 

 artistic, is peculiarly justified in suggesting 

 such a generalization. 



Calvert Vaux was born and trained in 

 London. He came to America in 1848, 

 and in this country his life's work was 

 done. He was commonly considered by 

 his contemporaries to be the ablest land- 

 scape architect in America, this being 

 before Olmsted's commanding genius was 

 recognized. Vaux furnished, in more than 

 one sense, the connecting bond between 

 Downing and Olmsted. He was first the 

 business partner of the former, and after- 

 ward of the latter. The partnership 

 between Olmsted and Vaux was in many 

 respects fortunate. Olmsted had breadth 

 of view, originality and a practical sympa- 



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